Information about #DC9DB3 color

#DC9DB3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DC9DB3 falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 157, 179) — 86.3% red, 61.6% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 16 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DC9DB3 reads as a pleasantly vivid pink-red rose and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Faded Pink (#DE9DAC). Slightly further away sit Pink Rose (#E7A1B0) and Dark Pastel Pink (#D198B7).

The recipe behind #DC9DB3 is rgb(220, 157, 179), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DC9DB3: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #DC9DB3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DC9DB3 color variations

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#DC9DB3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DC9DB3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Faded Pink color link
Faded Pink

#DE9DAC

Pink Rose color link
Pink Rose

#E7A1B0

Floyd color link
Floyd

#DA9CA6

Vintage Pink color link
Vintage Pink

#E6A5B7

Mamma Mia color link
Mamma Mia

#D5A4A8

Boutique color link
Boutique

#DFACB7

Pastel Rouge color link
Pastel Rouge

#E99FAA

Pastel Pink color link
Pastel Pink

#DEA5A4

Shocking color link
Shocking

#E292C0

#DC9DB3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DC9DB3
  • RGB220, 157, 179
  • CMYK0, 25, 16, 14
  • HSL339°, 47%, 74%
  • HSL Precise339.048°, 47.368%, 73.922%
  • HSV339°, 29%, 86%
  • HSB339°, 29%, 86%
  • HEX IDDC9DB3
  • DECIMAL ID14458291
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
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