What color is #DC93B9?

#DC93B9 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DC93B9?

The RGB value is 220, 147, 185: 220 red, 147 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DC93B9?

The complementary color is #93DCB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC93B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DC93B9 color

#DC93B9 rgb(220, 147, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DC93B9 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 57.6% green and 72.5% blue (220, 147, 185).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 51% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Perfume (#D49AB9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#DC93B9 color codes

HEX	`#DC93B9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 147, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 57.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 51%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 33%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.18, 32.98, -8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.18, 34.04, 345.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.706, 39.588, 50.965)`
Decimal	`14455737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DC93B9, 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 #DC93B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DC93B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #DC93B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc93b9; }
.text { color: #dc93b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc93b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 147 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc93b9, #dc9394); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #DC93B9?: #DC93B9 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DC93B9?: The RGB value is 220, 147, 185: 220 red, 147 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DC93B9?: The complementary color is #93DCB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC93B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.