What color is #DBCED5?

#DBCED5 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCED5?

The RGB value is 219, 206, 213: 219 red, 206 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCED5?

The complementary color is #CEDBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCED5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.8:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCED5 color

#DBCED5 rgb(219, 206, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBCED5 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 80.8% green and 83.5% blue (219, 206, 213).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#DBCED5 color codes

HEX	`#DBCED5`
RGB	`rgb(219, 206, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 80.8%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.97, 5.72, -1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.97, 6.01, 342.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.293, 64.007, 71.958)`
Decimal	`14405333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCED5, 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 #DBCED5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCED5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	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 #DBCED5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbced5; }
.text { color: #dbced5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbced5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 206 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbced5, #dbcece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DBCED5?: #DBCED5 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCED5?: The RGB value is 219, 206, 213: 219 red, 206 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCED5?: The complementary color is #CEDBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCED5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.8:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.