What color is #DBCBD4?

#DBCBD4 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCBD4?

The RGB value is 219, 203, 212: 219 red, 203 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCBD4?

The complementary color is #CBDBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCBD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCBD4 color

#DBCBD4 rgb(219, 203, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBCBD4 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 79.6% green and 83.1% blue (219, 203, 212).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 18% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#DBCBD4 color codes

HEX	`#DBCBD4`
RGB	`rgb(219, 203, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 79.6%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.19, 7.13, -2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.19, 7.54, 341)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.451, 62.526, 71.053)`
Decimal	`14404564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCBD4, 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 #DBCBD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCBD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #DBCBD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcbd4; }
.text { color: #dbcbd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcbd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 203 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcbd4, #dbcbcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DBCBD4?: #DBCBD4 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCBD4?: The RGB value is 219, 203, 212: 219 red, 203 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCBD4?: The complementary color is #CBDBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCBD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.