What color is #DCBECF?

#DCBECF 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 #DCBECF?

The RGB value is 220, 190, 207: 220 red, 190 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBECF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCBECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBECF color

#DCBECF rgb(220, 190, 207)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 74.5% green and 81.2% blue (220, 190, 207).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 30% 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#DCBECF color codes

HEX	`#DCBECF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 190, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 74.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.93, 13.51, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.93, 14.26, 341.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.19, 56.549, 66.816)`
Decimal	`14466767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBECF, 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 #DCBECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #DCBECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbecf; }
.text { color: #dcbecf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbecf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 190 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbecf, #dcbec0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCBECF?: #DCBECF 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 #DCBECF?: The RGB value is 220, 190, 207: 220 red, 190 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBECF?: The complementary color is #BEDCCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.