What color is #DBCBC8?

#DBCBC8 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCBC8?

The RGB value is 219, 203, 200: 219 red, 203 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCBC8?

The complementary color is #C8D8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCBC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCBC8 color

#DBCBC8 rgb(219, 203, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBCBC8 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 79.6% green and 78.4% blue (219, 203, 200).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Milk (#DFCFCA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#DBCBC8 color codes

HEX	`#DBCBC8`
RGB	`rgb(219, 203, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 79.6%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.88, 5.05, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.88, 6.15, 34.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.994, 61.943, 63.375)`
Decimal	`14404552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCBC8, 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 #DBCBC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCBC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #DBCBC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcbc8; }
.text { color: #dbcbc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcbc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 203 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcbc8, #dbd4c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBCBC8?: #DBCBC8 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCBC8?: The RGB value is 219, 203, 200: 219 red, 203 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCBC8?: The complementary color is #C8D8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCBC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.