What color is #DBD0C7?

#DBD0C7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD0C7?

The RGB value is 219, 208, 199: 219 red, 208 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD0C7?

The complementary color is #C7D2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD0C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD0C7 color

#DBD0C7 rgb(219, 208, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBD0C7 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 81.6% green and 78% blue (219, 208, 199).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 22% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Ice (#DFD2CA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#DBD0C7 color codes

HEX	`#DBD0C7`
RGB	`rgb(219, 208, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 81.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 22%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.12, 2.26, 5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.12, 6.24, 68.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.077, 64.296, 63.162)`
Decimal	`14405831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD0C7, 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 #DBD0C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD0C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #DBD0C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd0c7; }
.text { color: #dbd0c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd0c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 208 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd0c7, #dbdac7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DBD0C7?: #DBD0C7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD0C7?: The RGB value is 219, 208, 199: 219 red, 208 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD0C7?: The complementary color is #C7D2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD0C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.