What color is #DC76BC?

#DC76BC is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DC76BC?

The RGB value is 220, 118, 188: 220 red, 118 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DC76BC?

The complementary color is #76DC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC76BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DC76BC color

#DC76BC rgb(220, 118, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DC76BC is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 46.3% green and 73.7% blue (220, 118, 188).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 59% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#DC76BC color codes

HEX	`#DC76BC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 118, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 46.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 59%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 46%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.18, 48.6, -19.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.18, 52.23, 338.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.071, 31.806, 51.333)`
Decimal	`14448316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DC76BC, 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 #DC76BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DC76BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #DC76BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc76bc; }
.text { color: #dc76bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc76bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 118 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc76bc, #dc7689); }

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Questions

What color is #DC76BC?: #DC76BC is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DC76BC?: The RGB value is 220, 118, 188: 220 red, 118 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DC76BC?: The complementary color is #76DC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC76BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.