What color is #DEB4BC?

#DEB4BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEB4BC?

The RGB value is 222, 180, 188: 222 red, 180 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEB4BC?

The complementary color is #B4DED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEB4BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEB4BC color

#DEB4BC rgb(222, 180, 188)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DEB4BC is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 70.6% green and 73.7% blue (222, 180, 188).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Heart’s Content (#E2B5BD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#DEB4BC color codes

HEX	`#DEB4BC`
RGB	`rgb(222, 180, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 70.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 19%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.16, 16.4, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.16, 16.49, 5.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.522, 51.805, 54.642)`
Decimal	`14595260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEB4BC, 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 #DEB4BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEB4BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #DEB4BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deb4bc; }
.text { color: #deb4bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deb4bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 180 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deb4bc, #dec1b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEB4BC?: #DEB4BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Heart’s Content. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEB4BC?: The RGB value is 222, 180, 188: 222 red, 180 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEB4BC?: The complementary color is #B4DED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEB4BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.