What color is #DC7BA8?

#DC7BA8 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pinking. Fast and Slow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DC7BA8?

The RGB value is 220, 123, 168: 220 red, 123 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DC7BA8?

The complementary color is #7BDCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC7BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DC7BA8 color

#DC7BA8 rgb(220, 123, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DC7BA8 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 48.2% green and 65.9% blue (220, 123, 168).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 58% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 24% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Pinking. Fast and Slow (#DF7BA4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#DC7BA8 color codes

HEX	`#DC7BA8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 123, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 48.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 58%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 44%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 24%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.52, 43.06, -7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.52, 43.67, 350.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.667, 32.212, 40.956)`
Decimal	`14449576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DC7BA8, 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 #DC7BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DC7BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #DC7BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc7ba8; }
.text { color: #dc7ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc7ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 123 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc7ba8, #dc7f7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DC7BA8?: #DC7BA8 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pinking. Fast and Slow. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DC7BA8?: The RGB value is 220, 123, 168: 220 red, 123 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DC7BA8?: The complementary color is #7BDCAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC7BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.