What color is #DCB4B9?

#DCB4B9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCB4B9?

The RGB value is 220, 180, 185: 220 red, 180 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB4B9?

The complementary color is #B4DCD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB4B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB4B9 color

#DCB4B9 rgb(220, 180, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCB4B9 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 70.6% green and 72.5% blue (220, 180, 185).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#DCB4B9 color codes

HEX	`#DCB4B9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 180, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 70.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, 15.2, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 15.48, 10.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.593, 51.363, 52.928)`
Decimal	`14464185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB4B9, 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 #DCB4B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB4B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #DCB4B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb4b9; }
.text { color: #dcb4b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb4b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 180 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb4b9, #dcc3b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCB4B9?: #DCB4B9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCB4B9?: The RGB value is 220, 180, 185: 220 red, 180 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB4B9?: The complementary color is #B4DCD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB4B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.