What color is #DBCBB6?

#DBCBB6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Malt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCBB6?

The RGB value is 219, 203, 182: 219 red, 203 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCBB6?

The complementary color is #B6C6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCBB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCBB6 color

#DBCBB6 rgb(219, 203, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBCBB6 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 79.6% green and 71.4% blue (219, 203, 182).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 34% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Malt (#DDCFBC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#DBCBB6 color codes

HEX	`#DBCBB6`
RGB	`rgb(219, 203, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 79.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 34%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.46, 2.16, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.46, 12.67, 80.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.012, 61.15, 52.941)`
Decimal	`14404534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCBB6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DBCBB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCBB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DBCBB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcbb6; }
.text { color: #dbcbb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcbb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 203 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcbb6, #d8dbb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DBCBB6?: #DBCBB6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Malt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCBB6?: The RGB value is 219, 203, 182: 219 red, 203 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCBB6?: The complementary color is #B6C6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCBB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.