What color is #DCB1CA?

#DCB1CA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCB1CA?

The RGB value is 220, 177, 202: 220 red, 177 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB1CA?

The complementary color is #B1DCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB1CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB1CA color

#DCB1CA rgb(220, 177, 202)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCB1CA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 69.4% green and 79.2% blue (220, 177, 202).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 38% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#DCB1CA color codes

HEX	`#DCB1CA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 177, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 69.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 38%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.63, 19.63, -6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.63, 20.74, 341.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.897, 50.926, 62.751)`
Decimal	`14463434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB1CA, 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 #DCB1CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB1CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #DCB1CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb1ca; }
.text { color: #dcb1ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb1ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 177 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb1ca, #dcb1b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DCB1CA?: #DCB1CA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCB1CA?: The RGB value is 220, 177, 202: 220 red, 177 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB1CA?: The complementary color is #B1DCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB1CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.