What color is #DFABB9?

#DFABB9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fallen Blossoms. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFABB9?

The RGB value is 223, 171, 185: 223 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFABB9?

The complementary color is #ABDFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFABB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFABB9 color

#DFABB9 rgb(223, 171, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DFABB9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 67.1% green and 72.5% blue (223, 171, 185).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 45% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fallen Blossoms (#EDB2C4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#DFABB9 color codes

HEX	`#DFABB9`
RGB	`rgb(223, 171, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 67.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 45%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.03, 21.13, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.03, 21.13, 0.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.751, 48.319, 52.385)`
Decimal	`14658489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFABB9, 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 #DFABB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFABB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #DFABB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfabb9; }
.text { color: #dfabb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfabb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 171 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfabb9, #dfb7ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #DFABB9?: #DFABB9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fallen Blossoms. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFABB9?: The RGB value is 223, 171, 185: 223 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFABB9?: The complementary color is #ABDFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFABB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.