What color is #DCB5A6?

#DCB5A6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCB5A6?

The RGB value is 220, 181, 166: 220 red, 181 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB5A6?

The complementary color is #A6CDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB5A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB5A6 color

#DCB5A6 rgb(220, 181, 166)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DCB5A6 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 71% green and 65.1% blue (220, 181, 166).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 44% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 25% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Prosciutto (#E0B4A4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#DCB5A6 color codes

HEX	`#DCB5A6`
RGB	`rgb(220, 181, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 71%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 44%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 25%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.69, 11.82, 12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.69, 17.52, 47.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.923, 51.019, 43.129)`
Decimal	`14464422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB5A6, 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 #DCB5A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB5A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #DCB5A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb5a6; }
.text { color: #dcb5a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb5a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 181 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb5a6, #dcd0a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCB5A6?: #DCB5A6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCB5A6?: The RGB value is 220, 181, 166: 220 red, 181 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB5A6?: The complementary color is #A6CDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB5A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.