What color is #DEA3CB?

#DEA3CB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEA3CB?

The RGB value is 222, 163, 203: 222 red, 163 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEA3CB?

The complementary color is #A3DEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEA3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEA3CB color

#DEA3CB rgb(222, 163, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DEA3CB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 63.9% green and 79.6% blue (222, 163, 203).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 47% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#DEA3CB color codes

HEX	`#DEA3CB`
RGB	`rgb(222, 163, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 63.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 47%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 27%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.57, 28.04, -11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.57, 30.42, 337.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54, 46.038, 62.53)`
Decimal	`14590923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEA3CB, 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 #DEA3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEA3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #DEA3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dea3cb; }
.text { color: #dea3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dea3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 163 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dea3cb, #dea3ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DEA3CB?: #DEA3CB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEA3CB?: The RGB value is 222, 163, 203: 222 red, 163 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEA3CB?: The complementary color is #A3DEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEA3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.