What color is #DF9CC1?

#DF9CC1 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 #DF9CC1?

The RGB value is 223, 156, 193: 223 red, 156 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DF9CC1?

The complementary color is #9CDFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DF9CC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DF9CC1 color

#DF9CC1 rgb(223, 156, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DF9CC1 is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 61.2% green and 75.7% blue (223, 156, 193).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 51% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sultan of Pink (#E89BC7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#DF9CC1 color codes

HEX	`#DF9CC1`
RGB	`rgb(223, 156, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 61.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 51%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 30%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.77, 30.48, -8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.77, 31.77, 343.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.946, 43.318, 56.067)`
Decimal	`14654657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DF9CC1, 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 #DF9CC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DF9CC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #DF9CC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #df9cc1; }
.text { color: #df9cc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df9cc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 156 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #df9cc1, #df9c9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carnation Pink.

Questions

What color is #DF9CC1?: #DF9CC1 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 #DF9CC1?: The RGB value is 223, 156, 193: 223 red, 156 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DF9CC1?: The complementary color is #9CDFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DF9CC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.