What color is #DCBCBF?

#DCBCBF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCBCBF?

The RGB value is 220, 188, 191: 220 red, 188 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBCBF?

The complementary color is #BCDCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCBCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBCBF color

#DCBCBF rgb(220, 188, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 73.7% green and 74.9% blue (220, 188, 191).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#DCBCBF color codes

HEX	`#DCBCBF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 188, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 73.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.01, 11.88, 2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.01, 12.19, 12.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.902, 54.945, 56.888)`
Decimal	`14466239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBCBF, 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 #DCBCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #DCBCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbcbf; }
.text { color: #dcbcbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbcbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 188 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbcbf, #dcc9bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCBCBF?: #DCBCBF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCBCBF?: The RGB value is 220, 188, 191: 220 red, 188 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBCBF?: The complementary color is #BCDCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.