What color is #DF969E?

#DF969E is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Floyd. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DF969E?

The RGB value is 223, 150, 158: 223 red, 150 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DF969E?

The complementary color is #96DFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DF969E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DF969E color

#DF969E rgb(223, 150, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DF969E is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 58.8% green and 62% blue (223, 150, 158).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 53% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 29% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pink Floyd (#EB9A9D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#DF969E color codes

HEX	`#DF969E`
RGB	`rgb(223, 150, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 58.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 53%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 33%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 29%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.45, 28.5, 7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.45, 29.36, 13.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.511, 39.972, 37.554)`
Decimal	`14653086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DF969E, 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 #DF969E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DF969E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #DF969E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #df969e; }
.text { color: #df969e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df969e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 150 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #df969e, #dfb396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Salmon Pink.

Questions

What color is #DF969E?: #DF969E is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Pink Floyd. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DF969E?: The RGB value is 223, 150, 158: 223 red, 150 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DF969E?: The complementary color is #96DFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DF969E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.