What color is #DCB7C4?

#DCB7C4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCB7C4?

The RGB value is 220, 183, 196: 220 red, 183 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB7C4?

The complementary color is #B7DCCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB7C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB7C4 color

#DCB7C4 rgb(220, 183, 196)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCB7C4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 71.8% green and 76.9% blue (220, 183, 196).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 35% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#DCB7C4 color codes

HEX	`#DCB7C4`
RGB	`rgb(220, 183, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 71.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 35%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.92, 15.38, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.92, 15.46, 354.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.412, 53.07, 59.486)`
Decimal	`14464964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB7C4, 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 #DCB7C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB7C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #DCB7C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb7c4; }
.text { color: #dcb7c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb7c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 183 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb7c4, #dcbdb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DCB7C4?: #DCB7C4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCB7C4?: The RGB value is 220, 183, 196: 220 red, 183 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB7C4?: The complementary color is #B7DCCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB7C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.