What color is #DFBCC5?

#DFBCC5 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 #DFBCC5?

The RGB value is 223, 188, 197: 223 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFBCC5?

The complementary color is #BCDFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFBCC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFBCC5 color

#DFBCC5 rgb(223, 188, 197)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DFBCC5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 73.7% green and 77.3% blue (223, 188, 197).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 35% saturation and 81% 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#DFBCC5 color codes

HEX	`#DFBCC5`
RGB	`rgb(223, 188, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 73.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 35%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.44, 13.93, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.44, 13.94, 0.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.492, 55.687, 60.48)`
Decimal	`14662853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFBCC5, 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 #DFBCC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFBCC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	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 #DFBCC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfbcc5; }
.text { color: #dfbcc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfbcc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 188 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfbcc5, #dfc5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DFBCC5?: #DFBCC5 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 #DFBCC5?: The RGB value is 223, 188, 197: 223 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFBCC5?: The complementary color is #BCDFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFBCC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.