What color is #DFBBC4?

#DFBBC4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFBBC4?

The RGB value is 223, 187, 196: 223 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFBBC4?

The complementary color is #BBDFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFBBC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFBBC4 color

#DFBBC4 rgb(223, 187, 196)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DFBBC4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 73.3% green and 76.9% blue (223, 187, 196).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 36% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Grandma’s Pink Tiles (#E0B8C0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#DFBBC4 color codes

HEX	`#DFBBC4`
RGB	`rgb(223, 187, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 73.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 36%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.17, 14.3, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.17, 14.31, 1.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.165, 55.216, 59.808)`
Decimal	`14662596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFBBC4, 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 #DFBBC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFBBC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #DFBBC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfbbc4; }
.text { color: #dfbbc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfbbc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 187 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfbbc4, #dfc4bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DFBBC4?: #DFBBC4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grandma’s Pink Tiles. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFBBC4?: The RGB value is 223, 187, 196: 223 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFBBC4?: The complementary color is #BBDFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFBBC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.