What color is #DCB9D1?

#DCB9D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCB9D1?

The RGB value is 220, 185, 209: 220 red, 185 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB9D1?

The complementary color is #B9DCC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB9D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB9D1 color

#DCB9D1 rgb(220, 185, 209)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCB9D1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 72.5% green and 82% blue (220, 185, 209).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#DCB9D1 color codes

HEX	`#DCB9D1`
RGB	`rgb(220, 185, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 72.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.76, 16.54, -7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.76, 18.11, 336)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.372, 54.518, 67.757)`
Decimal	`14465489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB9D1, 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 #DCB9D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB9D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #DCB9D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb9d1; }
.text { color: #dcb9d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb9d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 185 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb9d1, #dcb9c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCB9D1?: #DCB9D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCB9D1?: The RGB value is 220, 185, 209: 220 red, 185 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB9D1?: The complementary color is #B9DCC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB9D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.