What color is #DFB9CE?

#DFB9CE 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 #DFB9CE?

The RGB value is 223, 185, 206: 223 red, 185 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFB9CE?

The complementary color is #B9DFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFB9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFB9CE color

#DFB9CE rgb(223, 185, 206)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DFB9CE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 72.5% green and 80.8% blue (223, 185, 206).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 37% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#DFB9CE color codes

HEX	`#DFB9CE`
RGB	`rgb(223, 185, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 72.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 37%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.95, 17.06, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.95, 17.9, 342.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.92, 54.844, 65.863)`
Decimal	`14662094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFB9CE, 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 #DFB9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFB9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	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 #DFB9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfb9ce; }
.text { color: #dfb9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfb9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 185 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfb9ce, #dfb9bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DFB9CE?: #DFB9CE 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 #DFB9CE?: The RGB value is 223, 185, 206: 223 red, 185 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFB9CE?: The complementary color is #B9DFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFB9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.