What color is #DFA8B0?

#DFA8B0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFA8B0?

The RGB value is 223, 168, 176: 223 red, 168 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFA8B0?

The complementary color is #A8DFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFA8B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFA8B0 color

#DFA8B0 rgb(223, 168, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DFA8B0 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 65.9% green and 69% blue (223, 168, 176).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 46% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 21% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#DFA8B0 color codes

HEX	`#DFA8B0`
RGB	`rgb(223, 168, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 65.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 46%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 25%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.08, 21.37, 3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.08, 21.7, 10.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.271, 46.83, 47.352)`
Decimal	`14657712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFA8B0, 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 #DFA8B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFA8B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #DFA8B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfa8b0; }
.text { color: #dfa8b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfa8b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 168 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfa8b0, #dfbba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #DFA8B0?: #DFA8B0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFA8B0?: The RGB value is 223, 168, 176: 223 red, 168 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFA8B0?: The complementary color is #A8DFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFA8B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.