What color is #DCBFCF?

#DCBFCF 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 #DCBFCF?

The RGB value is 220, 191, 207: 220 red, 191 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBFCF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCBFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBFCF color

#DCBFCF rgb(220, 191, 207)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 74.9% green and 81.2% blue (220, 191, 207).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 29% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Berry (#DEBCCD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#DCBFCF color codes

HEX	`#DCBFCF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 191, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 74.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 29%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.17, 12.97, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.17, 13.64, 342.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.407, 56.983, 66.889)`
Decimal	`14467023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBFCF, 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 #DCBFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #DCBFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbfcf; }
.text { color: #dcbfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 191 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbfcf, #dcbfc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCBFCF?: #DCBFCF 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 #DCBFCF?: The RGB value is 220, 191, 207: 220 red, 191 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBFCF?: The complementary color is #BFDCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.