What color is #DBCFCF?

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

What is the RGB value of #DBCFCF?

The RGB value is 219, 207, 207: 219 red, 207 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCFCF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBCFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCFCF color

#DBCFCF rgb(219, 207, 207)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 81.2% green and 81.2% blue (219, 207, 207).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 14% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#DBCFCF color codes

HEX	`#DBCFCF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 207, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 81.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.07, 4.14, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.07, 4.4, 19.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.787, 64.191, 68.102)`
Decimal	`14405583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCFCF, 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 #DBCFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #DBCFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcfcf; }
.text { color: #dbcfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 207 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcfcf, #dbd5cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DBCFCF?: #DBCFCF is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCFCF?: The RGB value is 219, 207, 207: 219 red, 207 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCFCF?: The complementary color is #CFDBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.