What color is #DCB8A7?

#DCB8A7 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 #DCB8A7?

The RGB value is 220, 184, 167: 220 red, 184 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB8A7?

The complementary color is #A7CBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB8A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB8A7 color

#DCB8A7 rgb(220, 184, 167)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DCB8A7 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 72.2% green and 65.5% blue (220, 184, 167).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 43% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Prosciutto (#E0B4A4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#DCB8A7 color codes

HEX	`#DCB8A7`
RGB	`rgb(220, 184, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 72.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 43%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 24%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.45, 10.36, 13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.45, 16.99, 52.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.631, 52.289, 43.819)`
Decimal	`14465191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB8A7, 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 #DCB8A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB8A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #DCB8A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb8a7; }
.text { color: #dcb8a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb8a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 184 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb8a7, #dcd2a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCB8A7?: #DCB8A7 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 #DCB8A7?: The RGB value is 220, 184, 167: 220 red, 184 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB8A7?: The complementary color is #A7CBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB8A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.