What color is #DCA6BC?

#DCA6BC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCA6BC?

The RGB value is 220, 166, 188: 220 red, 166 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCA6BC?

The complementary color is #A6DCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCA6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCA6BC color

#DCA6BC rgb(220, 166, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCA6BC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 65.1% green and 73.7% blue (220, 166, 188).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 44% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Roseate Spoonbill (#E0ADC4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#DCA6BC color codes

HEX	`#DCA6BC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 166, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 65.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 44%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.62, 23.23, -3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.62, 23.49, 351.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.229, 46.121, 53.718)`
Decimal	`14460604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCA6BC, 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 #DCA6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCA6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #DCA6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dca6bc; }
.text { color: #dca6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dca6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 166 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dca6bc, #dcaba6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCA6BC?: #DCA6BC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCA6BC?: The RGB value is 220, 166, 188: 220 red, 166 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCA6BC?: The complementary color is #A6DCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCA6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.