What color is #DFC7C7?

#DFC7C7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFC7C7?

The RGB value is 223, 199, 199: 223 red, 199 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFC7C7?

The complementary color is #C7DFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFC7C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFC7C7 color

#DFC7C7 rgb(223, 199, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFC7C7 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 78% green and 78% blue (223, 199, 199).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 27% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#DFC7C7 color codes

HEX	`#DFC7C7`
RGB	`rgb(223, 199, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 78%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 27%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.2, 8.42, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.2, 8.96, 20.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.163, 60.66, 62.508)`
Decimal	`14665671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFC7C7, 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 #DFC7C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFC7C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	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 #DFC7C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfc7c7; }
.text { color: #dfc7c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfc7c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 199 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfc7c7, #dfd3c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DFC7C7?: #DFC7C7 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFC7C7?: The RGB value is 223, 199, 199: 223 red, 199 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFC7C7?: The complementary color is #C7DFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFC7C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.