What color is #DFBBBF?

#DFBBBF 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 #DFBBBF?

The RGB value is 223, 187, 191: 223 red, 187 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFBBBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DFBBBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFBBBF color

#DFBBBF rgb(223, 187, 191)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 73.3% green and 74.9% blue (223, 187, 191).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 36% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#DFBBBF color codes

HEX	`#DFBBBF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 187, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 73.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 36%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.04, 13.49, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.04, 13.78, 11.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.605, 54.992, 56.86)`
Decimal	`14662591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFBBBF, 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 #DFBBBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFBBBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #DFBBBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfbbbf; }
.text { color: #dfbbbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfbbbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 187 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfbbbf, #dfc9bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DFBBBF?: #DFBBBF 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 #DFBBBF?: The RGB value is 223, 187, 191: 223 red, 187 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFBBBF?: The complementary color is #BBDFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFBBBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.