What color is #DCBDBA?

#DCBDBA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCBDBA?

The RGB value is 220, 189, 186: 220 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBDBA?

The complementary color is #BAD9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCBDBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBDBA color

#DCBDBA rgb(220, 189, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 74.1% green and 72.9% blue (220, 189, 186).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#DCBDBA color codes

HEX	`#DCBDBA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 189, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 74.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.13, 10.55, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.13, 11.94, 27.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.575, 55.158, 54.111)`
Decimal	`14466490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBDBA, 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 #DCBDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBDBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #DCBDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbdba; }
.text { color: #dcbdba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbdba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 189 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbdba, #dcceba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCBDBA?: #DCBDBA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCBDBA?: The RGB value is 220, 189, 186: 220 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBDBA?: The complementary color is #BAD9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBDBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.