What color is #DBCCCA?

#DBCCCA 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 #DBCCCA?

The RGB value is 219, 204, 202: 219 red, 204 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCCCA?

The complementary color is #CAD9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCCCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCCCA color

#DBCCCA rgb(219, 204, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 80% green and 79.2% blue (219, 204, 202).

Its hue angle is 7°, 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#DBCCCA color codes

HEX	`#DBCCCA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 204, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 80%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 19%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.18, 4.86, 2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.18, 5.65, 30.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.466, 62.511, 64.693)`
Decimal	`14404810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCCCA, 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 #DBCCCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCCCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	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 #DBCCCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbccca; }
.text { color: #dbccca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbccca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 204 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbccca, #dbd5ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DBCCCA?: #DBCCCA 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 #DBCCCA?: The RGB value is 219, 204, 202: 219 red, 204 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCCCA?: The complementary color is #CAD9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCCCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.