What color is #DCB8AD?

#DCB8AD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCB8AD?

The RGB value is 220, 184, 173: 220 red, 184 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB8AD?

The complementary color is #ADD1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB8AD color

#DCB8AD rgb(220, 184, 173)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DCB8AD is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 72.2% green and 67.8% blue (220, 184, 173).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 40% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Rose (#E2BEB4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#DCB8AD color codes

HEX	`#DCB8AD`
RGB	`rgb(220, 184, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 72.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 40%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.59, 11.23, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.59, 15.31, 42.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.199, 52.516, 46.809)`
Decimal	`14465197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB8AD, 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 #DCB8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #DCB8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb8ad; }
.text { color: #dcb8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 184 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb8ad, #dcd0ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #DCB8AD?: #DCB8AD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCB8AD?: The RGB value is 220, 184, 173: 220 red, 184 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB8AD?: The complementary color is #ADD1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.