What color is #DFB6BF?

#DFB6BF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFB6BF?

The RGB value is 223, 182, 191: 223 red, 182 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFB6BF?

The complementary color is #B6DFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFB6BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFB6BF color

#DFB6BF rgb(223, 182, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DFB6BF is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 71.4% green and 74.9% blue (223, 182, 191).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#DFB6BF color codes

HEX	`#DFB6BF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 182, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 71.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.82, 16.17, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.82, 16.2, 3.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.563, 52.907, 56.513)`
Decimal	`14661311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFB6BF, 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 #DFB6BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFB6BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #DFB6BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfb6bf; }
.text { color: #dfb6bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfb6bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 182 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfb6bf, #dfc2b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DFB6BF?: #DFB6BF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFB6BF?: The RGB value is 223, 182, 191: 223 red, 182 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFB6BF?: The complementary color is #B6DFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFB6BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.