What color is #DF9F8F?

#DF9F8F is a light, moderate red known as Pink Palazzo. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pink Palazzo?

The RGB value is 223, 159, 143: 223 red, 159 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pink Palazzo?

The complementary color is #8FCFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DF9F8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pink Palazzo color: hex code #DF9F8F

#DF9F8F rgb(223, 159, 143)

Shades of orange

Pink Palazzo has the hex code #DF9F8F. It is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 62.4% green and 56.1% blue (223, 159, 143).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 56% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 36% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

Pink Palazzo (#DF9F8F) color codes

HEX	`#DF9F8F`
RGB	`rgb(223, 159, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 62.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 56%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 36%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 36%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.19, 21.75, 17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.19, 28.13, 39.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.789, 42.47, 31.662)`
Decimal	`14655375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pink Palazzo, 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 #DF9F8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DF9F8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #DF9F8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #df9f8f; }
.text { color: #df9f8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df9f8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 159 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #df9f8f, #dfc78f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

See #DF9F8F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DF9F8F?: #DF9F8F is a light, moderate red known as Pink Palazzo. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pink Palazzo?: The RGB value is 223, 159, 143: 223 red, 159 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pink Palazzo?: The complementary color is #8FCFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DF9F8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.