What color is #DEB6B9?

#DEB6B9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEB6B9?

The RGB value is 222, 182, 185: 222 red, 182 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEB6B9?

The complementary color is #B6DEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEB6B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEB6B9 color

#DEB6B9 rgb(222, 182, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DEB6B9 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 71.4% green and 72.5% blue (222, 182, 185).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#DEB6B9 color codes

HEX	`#DEB6B9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 182, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 71.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.57, 14.86, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.57, 15.36, 14.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.609, 52.49, 53.092)`
Decimal	`14595769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEB6B9, 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 #DEB6B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEB6B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #DEB6B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deb6b9; }
.text { color: #deb6b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deb6b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 182 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deb6b9, #dec7b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEB6B9?: #DEB6B9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEB6B9?: The RGB value is 222, 182, 185: 222 red, 182 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEB6B9?: The complementary color is #B6DEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEB6B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.