What color is #DBD1DC?

#DBD1DC is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD1DC?

The RGB value is 219, 209, 220: 219 red, 209 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD1DC?

The complementary color is #D2DCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD1DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD1DC color

#DBD1DC rgb(219, 209, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBD1DC is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 82% green and 86.3% blue (219, 209, 220).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 14% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#DBD1DC color codes

HEX	`#DBD1DC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 209, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 82%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 14%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.91, 5.41, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.91, 6.84, 322.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.93, 65.829, 76.982)`
Decimal	`14406108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD1DC, 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 #DBD1DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD1DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	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 #DBD1DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd1dc; }
.text { color: #dbd1dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd1dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 209 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd1dc, #dcd1d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DBD1DC?: #DBD1DC is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD1DC?: The RGB value is 219, 209, 220: 219 red, 209 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD1DC?: The complementary color is #D2DCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD1DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.