What color is #DCB4CC?

#DCB4CC 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 #DCB4CC?

The RGB value is 220, 180, 204: 220 red, 180 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB4CC?

The complementary color is #B4DCC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB4CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB4CC color

#DCB4CC rgb(220, 180, 204)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCB4CC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 70.6% green and 80% blue (220, 180, 204).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#DCB4CC color codes

HEX	`#DCB4CC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 180, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 70.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.41, 18.35, -6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.41, 19.53, 340.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.735, 52.219, 64.206)`
Decimal	`14464204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB4CC, 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 #DCB4CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB4CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #DCB4CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb4cc; }
.text { color: #dcb4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb4cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 180 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb4cc, #dcb4b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DCB4CC?: #DCB4CC 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 #DCB4CC?: The RGB value is 220, 180, 204: 220 red, 180 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB4CC?: The complementary color is #B4DCC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB4CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.