What color is #DCBAC4?

#DCBAC4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCBAC4?

The RGB value is 220, 186, 196: 220 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBAC4?

The complementary color is #BADCD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCBAC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBAC4 color

#DCBAC4 rgb(220, 186, 196)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCBAC4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 72.9% green and 76.9% blue (220, 186, 196).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#DCBAC4 color codes

HEX	`#DCBAC4`
RGB	`rgb(220, 186, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 72.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.65, 13.77, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.65, 13.78, 357.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.037, 54.32, 59.694)`
Decimal	`14465732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBAC4, 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 #DCBAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBAC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #DCBAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbac4; }
.text { color: #dcbac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 186 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbac4, #dcc1ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DCBAC4?: #DCBAC4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCBAC4?: The RGB value is 220, 186, 196: 220 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBAC4?: The complementary color is #BADCD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBAC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.