#DBBECB

sRGB: 219 / 190 / 203

Thunderous oceans rise against oblivion
Restless constellations transcend the boundaries of time
Boundless spirits defy the passing ages

#DBBECB belongs to the rose family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 219 red, 190 green and 203 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 333.1° lands in the rose region. Its 28.7% saturation makes it close to gray at this lightness. HSL lightness is 80.2% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (12.24:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 219, 190, 203
HSL: 333.10°, 28.71%, 80.20%
HSV / HSB: 333.10°, 13.24%, 85.88%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 13.24%, 7.31%, 14.12%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 58.404, 56.199, 64.273
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 79.727, 12.465, -2.713
WCAG relative luminance: 0.56199
24-bit decimal: 14401227

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #DBBECB in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 12.24:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.72:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#BEDBCE sits half a turn (180°) from #DBBECB on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#DBBECB #BEDBCE

Analogous

#DBBEDA and #DBC0BE sit 30° to either side of #DBBECB. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#DBBEDA #DBBECB #DBC0BE

Triadic

#DBBECB, #CBDBBE and #BECBDB are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#DBBECB #CBDBBE #BECBDB

Split complementary

Start at #DBBECB and look across the wheel. #BEDBC0 and #BEDADB sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#DBBECB #BEDBC0 #BEDADB

Square

Starting with #DBBECB, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #D9DBBE, #BEDBCE, then #C0BEDB. Across the square, #DBBECB pairs with #BEDBCE, and #D9DBBE with #C0BEDB.

#DBBECB #D9DBBE #BEDBCE #C0BEDB

Tetradic

#DBBECB and #BEDBCE are opposites, as are #DBCEBE and #BECBDB. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#DBBECB #DBCEBE #BEDBCE #BECBDB

Tints

Mixing #DBBECB with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E2CBD5, keeps 80% of the original. By #F8F2F5, the mixture is 80% white.

#DBBECB #E2CBD5 #E9D8E0 #F1E5EA #F8F2F5 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #DBBECB with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #AF98A2, keeps 80% of the original. By #2C2629, the mixture is 80% black.

#DBBECB #AF98A2 #83727A #584C51 #2C2629 #000000

Tones

Mixing #DBBECB with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #C9B2BC, keeps 80% of the original. By #928C8F, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#DBBECB #C9B2BC #B7A5AD #A4999E #928C8F #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#DBBECB

RGB

rgb(219 190 203)

HSL

hsl(333.103 28.713% 80.196%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #DBBECB;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#DBBECB uses 219 red, 190 green and 203 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 85.9%

Green 74.5%

Blue 79.6%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #DBBECB is 0.0% cyan, 13.2% magenta, 7.3% yellow and 14.1% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 13.2%

Yellow 7.3%

Black 14.1%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #DDBBCC. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #DBC in CSS. For a modern design, keep #DBBECB when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CCCCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #DDBBCC Nearest web-safe: #CCCCCC

Gradient to complement

#DBBECB #D6C3CC #D1C8CC #CDCDCD #C8D1CD #C3D6CE #BEDBCE

Color vision previews

Compare how #DBBECB appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#C0C3CC

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#C6C7CA

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#E0BDC2

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#CAC2CB

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#CDC4CA

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#DBBEC8

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#C6C6C6

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#D1C2C8

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.70838 G 0.51492 B 0.59720

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.84009 G 0.74924 B 0.79366

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.67403 G 0.52134 B 0.59314

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.327 y 0.314 Y 56.199

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 14.118 M % 25.490 Y % 20.392

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11011011 10111110 11001011