What color is #DCBDCE?

#DCBDCE 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 #DCBDCE?

The RGB value is 220, 189, 206: 220 red, 189 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBDCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCBDCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBDCE color

#DCBDCE rgb(220, 189, 206)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 74.1% green and 80.8% blue (220, 189, 206).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Berry (#DEBCCD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#DCBDCE color codes

HEX	`#DCBDCE`
RGB	`rgb(220, 189, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 74.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.65, 13.87, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.65, 14.56, 342.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.852, 56.068, 66.103)`
Decimal	`14466510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBDCE, 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 #DCBDCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBDCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #DCBDCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbdce; }
.text { color: #dcbdce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbdce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 189 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbdce, #dcbdbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCBDCE?: #DCBDCE 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 #DCBDCE?: The RGB value is 220, 189, 206: 220 red, 189 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBDCE?: The complementary color is #BDDCCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBDCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.