What color is #DBCED7?

#DBCED7 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCED7?

The RGB value is 219, 206, 215: 219 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCED7?

The complementary color is #CEDBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCED7 color

#DBCED7 rgb(219, 206, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBCED7 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 80.8% green and 84.3% blue (219, 206, 215).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#DBCED7 color codes

HEX	`#DBCED7`
RGB	`rgb(219, 206, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 80.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.02, 6.08, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.02, 6.71, 335)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.549, 64.109, 73.303)`
Decimal	`14405335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCED7, 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 #DBCED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #DBCED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbced7; }
.text { color: #dbced7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbced7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 206 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbced7, #dbced0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #DBCED7?: #DBCED7 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCED7?: The RGB value is 219, 206, 215: 219 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCED7?: The complementary color is #CEDBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.