What color is #DFB7BA?

#DFB7BA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFB7BA?

The RGB value is 223, 183, 186: 223 red, 183 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFB7BA?

The complementary color is #B7DFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFB7BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFB7BA color

#DFB7BA rgb(223, 183, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DFB7BA is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 71.8% green and 72.9% blue (223, 183, 186).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 38% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#DFB7BA color codes

HEX	`#DFB7BA`
RGB	`rgb(223, 183, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 71.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 38%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.94, 14.84, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.94, 15.35, 14.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.228, 53.102, 53.733)`
Decimal	`14661562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFB7BA, 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 #DFB7BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFB7BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #DFB7BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfb7ba; }
.text { color: #dfb7ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfb7ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 183 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfb7ba, #dfc8b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DFB7BA?: #DFB7BA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFB7BA?: The RGB value is 223, 183, 186: 223 red, 183 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFB7BA?: The complementary color is #B7DFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFB7BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.