What color is #DBCBCA?

#DBCBCA 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 #DBCBCA?

The RGB value is 219, 203, 202: 219 red, 203 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCBCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBCBCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCBCA color

#DBCBCA rgb(219, 203, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 79.6% green and 79.2% blue (219, 203, 202).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 19% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Milk (#DFCFCA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#DBCBCA color codes

HEX	`#DBCBCA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 203, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 79.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 19%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.93, 5.39, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.93, 5.94, 24.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.229, 62.037, 64.614)`
Decimal	`14404554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCBCA, 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 #DBCBCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCBCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	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 #DBCBCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcbca; }
.text { color: #dbcbca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcbca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 203 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcbca, #dbd3ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DBCBCA?: #DBCBCA 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 #DBCBCA?: The RGB value is 219, 203, 202: 219 red, 203 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCBCA?: The complementary color is #CADADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCBCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.