What color is #DEB4C1?

#DEB4C1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEB4C1?

The RGB value is 222, 180, 193: 222 red, 180 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEB4C1?

The complementary color is #B4DED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEB4C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEB4C1 color

#DEB4C1 rgb(222, 180, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DEB4C1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 70.6% green and 75.7% blue (222, 180, 193).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mental Floss (#DEB4C5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#DEB4C1 color codes

HEX	`#DEB4C1`
RGB	`rgb(222, 180, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 70.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 19%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.3, 17.21, -0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.3, 17.23, 357.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.071, 52.024, 57.53)`
Decimal	`14595265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEB4C1, 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 #DEB4C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEB4C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #DEB4C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deb4c1; }
.text { color: #deb4c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deb4c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 180 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deb4c1, #debcb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEB4C1?: #DEB4C1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEB4C1?: The RGB value is 222, 180, 193: 222 red, 180 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEB4C1?: The complementary color is #B4DED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEB4C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.