What color is #DCBABE?

#DCBABE 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 #DCBABE?

The RGB value is 220, 186, 190: 220 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBABE?

The complementary color is #BADCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCBABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBABE color

#DCBABE rgb(220, 186, 190)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 72.9% green and 74.5% blue (220, 186, 190).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#DCBABE color codes

HEX	`#DCBABE`
RGB	`rgb(220, 186, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 72.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 14%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.49, 12.79, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.49, 13.03, 11.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.368, 54.053, 56.169)`
Decimal	`14465726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBABE, 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 #DCBABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #DCBABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbabe; }
.text { color: #dcbabe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbabe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 186 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbabe, #dcc7ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCBABE?: #DCBABE 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 #DCBABE?: The RGB value is 220, 186, 190: 220 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBABE?: The complementary color is #BADCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.