What color is #DC84B9?

#DC84B9 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DC84B9?

The RGB value is 220, 132, 185: 220 red, 132 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DC84B9?

The complementary color is #84DCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC84B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DC84B9 color

#DC84B9 rgb(220, 132, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DC84B9 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 51.8% green and 72.5% blue (220, 132, 185).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 56% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#DC84B9 color codes

HEX	`#DC84B9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 132, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 51.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 56%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 40%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.92, 40.93, -13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.92, 43.04, 342)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.524, 35.224, 50.238)`
Decimal	`14451897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DC84B9, 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 #DC84B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DC84B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #DC84B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc84b9; }
.text { color: #dc84b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc84b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 132 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc84b9, #dc848d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hot Pink.

Questions

What color is #DC84B9?: #DC84B9 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DC84B9?: The RGB value is 220, 132, 185: 220 red, 132 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DC84B9?: The complementary color is #84DCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC84B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.