What color is #DEB7BB?

#DEB7BB 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 #DEB7BB?

The RGB value is 222, 183, 187: 222 red, 183 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEB7BB?

The complementary color is #B7DEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEB7BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEB7BB color

#DEB7BB rgb(222, 183, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DEB7BB is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 71.8% green and 73.3% blue (222, 183, 187).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 37% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#DEB7BB color codes

HEX	`#DEB7BB`
RGB	`rgb(222, 183, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 71.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 37%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.87, 14.64, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.87, 14.99, 12.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.027, 52.986, 54.28)`
Decimal	`14596027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEB7BB, 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 #DEB7BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEB7BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #DEB7BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deb7bb; }
.text { color: #deb7bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deb7bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 183 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deb7bb, #dec7b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEB7BB?: #DEB7BB 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 #DEB7BB?: The RGB value is 222, 183, 187: 222 red, 183 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEB7BB?: The complementary color is #B7DEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEB7BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.