What color is #DCB7CE?

#DCB7CE 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 #DCB7CE?

The RGB value is 220, 183, 206: 220 red, 183 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB7CE?

The complementary color is #B7DCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB7CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB7CE color

#DCB7CE rgb(220, 183, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCB7CE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 71.8% green and 80.8% blue (220, 183, 206).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 35% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#DCB7CE color codes

HEX	`#DCB7CE`
RGB	`rgb(220, 183, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 71.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 35%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.19, 17.09, -6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.19, 18.31, 338.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.588, 53.54, 65.681)`
Decimal	`14464974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB7CE, 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 #DCB7CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB7CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #DCB7CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb7ce; }
.text { color: #dcb7ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb7ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 183 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb7ce, #dcb7bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DCB7CE?: #DCB7CE 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 #DCB7CE?: The RGB value is 220, 183, 206: 220 red, 183 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB7CE?: The complementary color is #B7DCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB7CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.