What color is #DEBAC1?

#DEBAC1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEBAC1?

The RGB value is 222, 186, 193: 222 red, 186 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEBAC1?

The complementary color is #BADED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEBAC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEBAC1 color

#DEBAC1 rgb(222, 186, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DEBAC1 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 72.9% green and 75.7% blue (222, 186, 193).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#DEBAC1 color codes

HEX	`#DEBAC1`
RGB	`rgb(222, 186, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 72.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 35%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.75, 13.99, 1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.75, 14.05, 5.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.308, 54.499, 57.942)`
Decimal	`14596801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEBAC1, 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 #DEBAC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEBAC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #DEBAC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #debac1; }
.text { color: #debac1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #debac1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 186 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #debac1, #dec5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DEBAC1?: #DEBAC1 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEBAC1?: The RGB value is 222, 186, 193: 222 red, 186 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEBAC1?: The complementary color is #BADED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEBAC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.