What color is #DFB3B0?

#DFB3B0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFB3B0?

The RGB value is 223, 179, 176: 223 red, 179 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFB3B0?

The complementary color is #B0DCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFB3B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFB3B0 color

#DFB3B0 rgb(223, 179, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DFB3B0 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 70.2% green and 69% blue (223, 179, 176).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 42% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 21% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Perfect Pink (#E5B3B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#DFB3B0 color codes

HEX	`#DFB3B0`
RGB	`rgb(223, 179, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 70.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 42%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 21%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 21%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.72, 15.46, 7.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.72, 17.22, 26.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.388, 51.065, 48.057)`
Decimal	`14660528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFB3B0, 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 #DFB3B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFB3B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #DFB3B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfb3b0; }
.text { color: #dfb3b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfb3b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 179 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfb3b0, #dfcbb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DFB3B0?: #DFB3B0 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfect Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFB3B0?: The RGB value is 223, 179, 176: 223 red, 179 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFB3B0?: The complementary color is #B0DCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFB3B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.