What color is #DCBCC9?

#DCBCC9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCBCC9?

The RGB value is 220, 188, 201: 220 red, 188 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBCC9?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCBCC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBCC9 color

#DCBCC9 rgb(220, 188, 201)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCBCC9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 73.7% green and 78.8% blue (220, 188, 201).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Berry (#DEBCCD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#DCBCC9 color codes

HEX	`#DCBCC9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 188, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 73.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.27, 13.54, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.27, 13.74, 350.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.04, 55.4, 62.883)`
Decimal	`14466249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBCC9, 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 #DCBCC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBCC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	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 #DCBCC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbcc9; }
.text { color: #dcbcc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbcc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 188 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbcc9, #dcbfbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DCBCC9?: #DCBCC9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Creamy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCBCC9?: The RGB value is 220, 188, 201: 220 red, 188 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBCC9?: The complementary color is #BCDCCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBCC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.