What color is #DF4950?

#DF4950 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Watermelonade. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DF4950?

The RGB value is 223, 73, 80: 223 red, 73 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DF4950?

The complementary color is #49DFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DF4950?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DF4950 color

#DF4950 rgb(223, 73, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #DF4950 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 28.6% green and 31.4% blue (223, 73, 80).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 70% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 64% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Watermelonade (#EB4652), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#DF4950 color codes

HEX	`#DF4950`
RGB	`rgb(223, 73, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 28.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 70%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 67%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 64%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.99, 58.49, 29.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.99, 65.36, 26.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.265, 21.037, 9.844)`
Decimal	`14633296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DF4950, 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 #DF4950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DF4950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	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 #DF4950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #df4950; }
.text { color: #df4950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df4950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 73 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #df4950, #df8d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #DF4950?: #DF4950 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Watermelonade. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DF4950?: The RGB value is 223, 73, 80: 223 red, 73 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DF4950?: The complementary color is #49DFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DF4950?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.