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#DBA49E Color

#DBA49E is rgb(219, 164, 158) in RGB, hsl(6, 46%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Pink (#DEA5A4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBA49E
HEX#DBA49E
RGBrgb(219, 164, 158)
HSLhsl(6, 46%, 74%)
HSVhsv(6, 28%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.066 25.8)
LABlab(72.53% 20.32 11.48)
LCHlch(72.53% 23.34 29.46)

What #DBA49E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DBA49E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#DBA49E Channel Values

How #DBA49E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 219 · G 164 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 46% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 28% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 28% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBA49E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBA49E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBA49E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #DBA49E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBA49E.

How #DBA49E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DBA49E
Protanopia#AFAF9E
Protanomaly#C2AB9E
Deuteranopia#B9B99C
Deuteranomaly#C7B19D
Tritanopia#DCA3A3
Tritanomaly#DBA4A1
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBA49E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dba49e: #DBA49E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBA49E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dba49e': '#DBA49E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.643, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_dba49e">#DBA49E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBA49E"

More Red Colors

#DBA49E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBA49E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBA49E?

#DBA49E is a light red — rgb(219, 164, 158) in RGB and hsl(6, 46%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Pink (#DEA5A4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.68.

What is the RGB value of #DBA49E?

#DBA49E is rgb(219, 164, 158) — red 219, green 164, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBA49E?

#DBA49E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBA49E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBA49E scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBA49E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBA49E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.22, which is visibly different.

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