What color is #DBCBCD?

#DBCBCD 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 #DBCBCD?

The RGB value is 219, 203, 205: 219 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCBCD?

The complementary color is #CBDBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCBCD color

#DBCBCD rgb(219, 203, 205)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 79.6% green and 80.4% blue (219, 203, 205).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 18% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#DBCBCD color codes

HEX	`#DBCBCD`
RGB	`rgb(219, 203, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 79.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.01, 5.9, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.01, 5.99, 9.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.588, 62.181, 66.503)`
Decimal	`14404557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCBCD, 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 #DBCBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	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 #DBCBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcbcd; }
.text { color: #dbcbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 203 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcbcd, #dbd1cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #DBCBCD?: #DBCBCD 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 #DBCBCD?: The RGB value is 219, 203, 205: 219 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCBCD?: The complementary color is #CBDBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.