What color is #DEB9D9?

#DEB9D9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEB9D9?

The RGB value is 222, 185, 217: 222 red, 185 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEB9D9?

The complementary color is #B9DEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEB9D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEB9D9 color

#DEB9D9 rgb(222, 185, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DEB9D9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 72.5% green and 85.1% blue (222, 185, 217).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 36% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#DEB9D9 color codes

HEX	`#DEB9D9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 185, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 72.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 36%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.18, 18.66, -11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.18, 21.68, 329.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.996, 55.239, 73.134)`
Decimal	`14596569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEB9D9, 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 #DEB9D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEB9D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #DEB9D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deb9d9; }
.text { color: #deb9d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deb9d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 185 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deb9d9, #deb9c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEB9D9?: #DEB9D9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEB9D9?: The RGB value is 222, 185, 217: 222 red, 185 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEB9D9?: The complementary color is #B9DEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEB9D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.