What color is #DEB6C2?

#DEB6C2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEB6C2?

The RGB value is 222, 182, 194: 222 red, 182 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEB6C2?

The complementary color is #B6DED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEB6C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEB6C2 color

#DEB6C2 rgb(222, 182, 194)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DEB6C2 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 71.4% green and 76.1% blue (222, 182, 194).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#DEB6C2 color codes

HEX	`#DEB6C2`
RGB	`rgb(222, 182, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 71.4%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.81, 16.3, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.81, 16.31, 357.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.589, 52.882, 58.255)`
Decimal	`14595778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEB6C2, 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 #DEB6C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEB6C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #DEB6C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deb6c2; }
.text { color: #deb6c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deb6c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 182 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deb6c2, #debeb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEB6C2?: #DEB6C2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEB6C2?: The RGB value is 222, 182, 194: 222 red, 182 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEB6C2?: The complementary color is #B6DED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEB6C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.