What color is #DF5B53?

#DF5B53 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Red Arremer. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DF5B53?

The RGB value is 223, 91, 83: 223 red, 91 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DF5B53?

The complementary color is #53D7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DF5B53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DF5B53 color

#DF5B53 rgb(223, 91, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #DF5B53 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 35.7% green and 32.5% blue (223, 91, 83).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 69% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 63% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Red Arremer (#E44E4D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#DF5B53 color codes

HEX	`#DF5B53`
RGB	`rgb(223, 91, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 35.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 69%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 63%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 63%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.89, 51.03, 31.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.89, 59.75, 31.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.737, 23.799, 10.894)`
Decimal	`14637907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DF5B53, 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 #DF5B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DF5B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #DF5B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #df5b53; }
.text { color: #df5b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df5b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 91 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #df5b53, #dfa153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #DF5B53?: #DF5B53 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Red Arremer. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DF5B53?: The RGB value is 223, 91, 83: 223 red, 91 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DF5B53?: The complementary color is #53D7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DF5B53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.