What color is #DFA5A3?

#DFA5A3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chewing Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFA5A3?

The RGB value is 223, 165, 163: 223 red, 165 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFA5A3?

The complementary color is #A3DDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFA5A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFA5A3 color

#DFA5A3 rgb(223, 165, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DFA5A3 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 64.7% green and 63.9% blue (223, 165, 163).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 48% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 27% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Chewing Gum (#E6B0AF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#DFA5A3 color codes

HEX	`#DFA5A3`
RGB	`rgb(223, 165, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 64.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 48%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 27%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 27%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.05, 21.11, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.05, 23.13, 24.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.498, 45.245, 40.717)`
Decimal	`14656931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFA5A3, 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 #DFA5A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFA5A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #DFA5A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfa5a3; }
.text { color: #dfa5a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfa5a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 165 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfa5a3, #dfc3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DFA5A3?: #DFA5A3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chewing Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFA5A3?: The RGB value is 223, 165, 163: 223 red, 165 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFA5A3?: The complementary color is #A3DDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFA5A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.