What color is #DBCDCB?

#DBCDCB 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 #DBCDCB?

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

What is the complementary color of #DBCDCB?

The complementary color is #CBD9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCDCB color

#DBCDCB rgb(219, 205, 203)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 8°, with 18% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% 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 13.61:1).

#DBCDCB color codes

HEX	`#DBCDCB`
RGB	`rgb(219, 205, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 80.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.46, 4.51, 2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.46, 5.27, 31.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.823, 63.035, 65.399)`
Decimal	`14405067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCDCB, 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 #DBCDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #DBCDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcdcb; }
.text { color: #dbcdcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcdcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 205 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcdcb, #dbd5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DBCDCB?: #DBCDCB 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 #DBCDCB?: The RGB value is 219, 205, 203: 219 red, 205 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCDCB?: The complementary color is #CBD9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.