What color is #DCACBC?

#DCACBC 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 #DCACBC?

The RGB value is 220, 172, 188: 220 red, 172 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCACBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCACBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCACBC color

#DCACBC rgb(220, 172, 188)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 67.5% green and 73.7% blue (220, 172, 188).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 41% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Roseate Spoonbill (#E0ADC4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#DCACBC color codes

HEX	`#DCACBC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 172, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 67.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 41%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 22%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.05, 19.99, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.05, 20.04, 355.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.345, 48.354, 54.09)`
Decimal	`14462140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCACBC, 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 #DCACBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCACBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #DCACBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcacbc; }
.text { color: #dcacbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcacbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 172 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcacbc, #dcb4ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCACBC?: #DCACBC 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 #DCACBC?: The RGB value is 220, 172, 188: 220 red, 172 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCACBC?: The complementary color is #ACDCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCACBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.