What color is #DFAFB6?

#DFAFB6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFAFB6?

The RGB value is 223, 175, 182: 223 red, 175 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFAFB6?

The complementary color is #AFDFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFAFB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFAFB6 color

#DFAFB6 rgb(223, 175, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DFAFB6 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 68.6% green and 71.4% blue (223, 175, 182).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 43% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sakura (#DFB1B6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#DFAFB6 color codes

HEX	`#DFAFB6`
RGB	`rgb(223, 175, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 68.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 43%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.9, 18.51, 3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.9, 18.78, 9.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.205, 49.727, 50.99)`
Decimal	`14659510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFAFB6, 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 #DFAFB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFAFB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #DFAFB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfafb6; }
.text { color: #dfafb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfafb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 175 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfafb6, #dfc0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DFAFB6?: #DFAFB6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFAFB6?: The RGB value is 223, 175, 182: 223 red, 175 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFAFB6?: The complementary color is #AFDFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFAFB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.