What color is #DFB7CF?

#DFB7CF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFB7CF?

The RGB value is 223, 183, 207: 223 red, 183 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFB7CF?

The complementary color is #B7DFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFB7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFB7CF color

#DFB7CF rgb(223, 183, 207)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DFB7CF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 71.8% green and 81.2% blue (223, 183, 207).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 38% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#DFB7CF color codes

HEX	`#DFB7CF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 183, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 71.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 38%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.5, 18.3, -6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.5, 19.47, 340.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.627, 54.061, 66.366)`
Decimal	`14661583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFB7CF, 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 #DFB7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFB7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #DFB7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfb7cf; }
.text { color: #dfb7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfb7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 183 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfb7cf, #dfb7bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DFB7CF?: #DFB7CF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFB7CF?: The RGB value is 223, 183, 207: 223 red, 183 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFB7CF?: The complementary color is #B7DFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFB7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.