What color is #DCB6B9?

#DCB6B9 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 #DCB6B9?

The RGB value is 220, 182, 185: 220 red, 182 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB6B9?

The complementary color is #B6DCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB6B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB6B9 color

#DCB6B9 rgb(220, 182, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCB6B9 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 71.4% green and 72.5% blue (220, 182, 185).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 35% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#DCB6B9 color codes

HEX	`#DCB6B9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 182, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 71.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 35%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.39, 14.13, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.39, 14.59, 14.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55, 52.176, 53.063)`
Decimal	`14464697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB6B9, 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 #DCB6B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB6B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #DCB6B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb6b9; }
.text { color: #dcb6b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb6b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 182 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb6b9, #dcc6b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCB6B9?: #DCB6B9 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 #DCB6B9?: The RGB value is 220, 182, 185: 220 red, 182 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB6B9?: The complementary color is #B6DCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB6B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.