What color is #DF99C3?

#DF99C3 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DF99C3?

The RGB value is 223, 153, 195: 223 red, 153 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DF99C3?

The complementary color is #99DFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DF99C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DF99C3 color

#DF99C3 rgb(223, 153, 195)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DF99C3 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 60% green and 76.5% blue (223, 153, 195).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 52% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sultan of Pink (#E89BC7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#DF99C3 color codes

HEX	`#DF99C3`
RGB	`rgb(223, 153, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 60%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 52%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 31%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.15, 32.41, -11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.15, 34.23, 341.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.673, 42.413, 57.084)`
Decimal	`14653891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DF99C3, 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 #DF99C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DF99C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #DF99C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #df99c3; }
.text { color: #df99c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df99c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 153 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #df99c3, #df99a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DF99C3?: #DF99C3 is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Sultan of Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DF99C3?: The RGB value is 223, 153, 195: 223 red, 153 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DF99C3?: The complementary color is #99DFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DF99C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.