What color is #DEB7A7?

#DEB7A7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEB7A7?

The RGB value is 222, 183, 167: 222 red, 183 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEB7A7?

The complementary color is #A7CEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEB7A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEB7A7 color

#DEB7A7 rgb(222, 183, 167)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DEB7A7 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 71.8% green and 65.5% blue (222, 183, 167).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 45% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 25% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Prosciutto (#E0B4A4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#DEB7A7 color codes

HEX	`#DEB7A7`
RGB	`rgb(222, 183, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 71.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 45%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 25%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 25%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.39, 11.64, 13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.39, 17.76, 49.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.033, 52.189, 43.779)`
Decimal	`14596007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEB7A7, 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 #DEB7A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEB7A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #DEB7A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deb7a7; }
.text { color: #deb7a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deb7a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 183 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deb7a7, #ded2a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEB7A7?: #DEB7A7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Prosciutto. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEB7A7?: The RGB value is 222, 183, 167: 222 red, 183 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEB7A7?: The complementary color is #A7CEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEB7A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.