What color is #DCB9BC?

#DCB9BC 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 #DCB9BC?

The RGB value is 220, 185, 188: 220 red, 185 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB9BC?

The complementary color is #B9DCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB9BC?

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.

#DCB9BC color

#DCB9BC rgb(220, 185, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCB9BC is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 72.5% green and 73.7% blue (220, 185, 188).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#DCB9BC color codes

HEX	`#DCB9BC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 185, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 72.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.2, 13, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.2, 13.38, 13.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.941, 53.546, 54.956)`
Decimal	`14465468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB9BC, 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 #DCB9BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB9BC 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 #DCB9BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb9bc; }
.text { color: #dcb9bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb9bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 185 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb9bc, #dcc8b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCB9BC?: #DCB9BC 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 #DCB9BC?: The RGB value is 220, 185, 188: 220 red, 185 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB9BC?: The complementary color is #B9DCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB9BC?: 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.