What color is #DFA0C5?

#DFA0C5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFA0C5?

The RGB value is 223, 160, 197: 223 red, 160 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFA0C5?

The complementary color is #A0DFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFA0C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFA0C5 color

#DFA0C5 rgb(223, 160, 197)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DFA0C5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 62.7% green and 77.3% blue (223, 160, 197).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 50% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#DFA0C5 color codes

HEX	`#DFA0C5`
RGB	`rgb(223, 160, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 62.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 50%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 28%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 12%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.8, 28.99, -9.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.8, 30.55, 341.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.08, 44.863, 58.676)`
Decimal	`14655685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFA0C5, 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 #DFA0C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFA0C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #DFA0C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfa0c5; }
.text { color: #dfa0c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfa0c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 160 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfa0c5, #dfa0a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DFA0C5?: #DFA0C5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFA0C5?: The RGB value is 223, 160, 197: 223 red, 160 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFA0C5?: The complementary color is #A0DFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFA0C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.