What color is #FFDBCB?

#FFDBCB is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Glazed Sugar. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFDBCB?

The RGB value is 255, 219, 203: 255 red, 219 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFDBCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFDBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFDBCB color

#FFDBCB rgb(255, 219, 203)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFDBCB is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 85.9% green and 79.6% blue (255, 219, 203).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glazed Sugar (#FFDCCC), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#FFDBCB color codes

HEX	`#FFDBCB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 219, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 85.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.97, 10.05, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.97, 16.03, 51.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.351, 76.237, 67.129)`
Decimal	`16767947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFDBCB, 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 #FFDBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFDBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	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 #FFDBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffdbcb; }
.text { color: #ffdbcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffdbcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 219 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffdbcb, #fff5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFDBCB?: #FFDBCB is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Glazed Sugar. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFDBCB?: The RGB value is 255, 219, 203: 255 red, 219 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFDBCB?: The complementary color is #CBEFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFDBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.