What color is #DBCBCB?

#DBCBCB is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCBCB?

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

What is the complementary color of #DBCBCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBCBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCBCB color

#DBCBCB rgb(219, 203, 203)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 18% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#DBCBCB color codes

HEX	`#DBCBCB`
RGB	`rgb(219, 203, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 79.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.96, 5.56, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.96, 5.91, 19.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.348, 62.085, 65.24)`
Decimal	`14404555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCBCB, 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 #DBCBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #DBCBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcbcb; }
.text { color: #dbcbcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcbcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 203 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcbcb, #dbd3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #DBCBCB?: #DBCBCB is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCBCB?: The RGB value is 219, 203, 203: 219 red, 203 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCBCB?: The complementary color is #CBDBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.