What color is #DCAB91?

#DCAB91 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCAB91?

The RGB value is 220, 171, 145: 220 red, 171 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCAB91?

The complementary color is #91C2DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCAB91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCAB91 color

#DCAB91 rgb(220, 171, 145)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DCAB91 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 67.1% green and 56.9% blue (220, 171, 145).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 52% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#DCAB91 color codes

HEX	`#DCAB91`
RGB	`rgb(220, 171, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 67.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 52%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 34%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.8, 14.38, 20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.8, 24.86, 54.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.19, 46.388, 33.145)`
Decimal	`14461841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCAB91, 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 #DCAB91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCAB91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #DCAB91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcab91; }
.text { color: #dcab91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcab91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 171 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcab91, #dcd191); }

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Questions

What color is #DCAB91?: #DCAB91 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCAB91?: The RGB value is 220, 171, 145: 220 red, 171 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCAB91?: The complementary color is #91C2DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCAB91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.