What color is #DEABB5?

#DEABB5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEABB5?

The RGB value is 222, 171, 181: 222 red, 171 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEABB5?

The complementary color is #ABDED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEABB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEABB5 color

#DEABB5 rgb(222, 171, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DEABB5 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 67.1% green and 71% blue (222, 171, 181).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 44% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sakura (#DFB1B6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#DEABB5 color codes

HEX	`#DEABB5`
RGB	`rgb(222, 171, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 67.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 44%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 18%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.82, 20.15, 2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.82, 20.26, 5.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.028, 47.994, 50.178)`
Decimal	`14592949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEABB5, 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 #DEABB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEABB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #DEABB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deabb5; }
.text { color: #deabb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deabb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 171 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deabb5, #debaab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEABB5?: #DEABB5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEABB5?: The RGB value is 222, 171, 181: 222 red, 171 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEABB5?: The complementary color is #ABDED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEABB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.