What color is #DF8384?

#DF8384 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DF8384?

The RGB value is 223, 131, 132: 223 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DF8384?

The complementary color is #83DFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DF8384?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DF8384 color

#DF8384 rgb(223, 131, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #DF8384 is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 51.4% green and 51.8% blue (223, 131, 132).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 59% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 41% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Peaches of Immortality (#D98586), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#DF8384 color codes

HEX	`#DF8384`
RGB	`rgb(223, 131, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 51.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 59%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 41%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 41%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.64, 35.42, 14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.64, 38.41, 22.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.715, 33.59, 26.059)`
Decimal	`14648196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DF8384, 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 #DF8384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DF8384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #DF8384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #df8384; }
.text { color: #df8384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df8384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 131 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #df8384, #dfb083); }

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Questions

What color is #DF8384?: #DF8384 is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Peaches of Immortality. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DF8384?: The RGB value is 223, 131, 132: 223 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DF8384?: The complementary color is #83DFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DF8384?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.