What color is #DF9FAB?

#DF9FAB is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DF9FAB?

The RGB value is 223, 159, 171: 223 red, 159 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DF9FAB?

The complementary color is #9FDFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DF9FAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DF9FAB color

#DF9FAB rgb(223, 159, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DF9FAB is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 62.4% green and 67.1% blue (223, 159, 171).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 50% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sprinkled With Pink (#E7A2AE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#DF9FAB color codes

HEX	`#DF9FAB`
RGB	`rgb(223, 159, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 62.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 50%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 29%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.84, 25.48, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.84, 25.69, 7.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.181, 43.427, 44.259)`
Decimal	`14655403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DF9FAB, 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 #DF9FAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DF9FAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #DF9FAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #df9fab; }
.text { color: #df9fab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #df9fab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 159 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #df9fab, #dfb39f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #DF9FAB?: #DF9FAB is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sprinkled With Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DF9FAB?: The RGB value is 223, 159, 171: 223 red, 159 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DF9FAB?: The complementary color is #9FDFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DF9FAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.