What color is #DFC9D4?

#DFC9D4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFC9D4?

The RGB value is 223, 201, 212: 223 red, 201 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFC9D4?

The complementary color is #C9DFD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFC9D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFC9D4 color

#DFC9D4 rgb(223, 201, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFC9D4 is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 78.8% green and 83.1% blue (223, 201, 212).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#DFC9D4 color codes

HEX	`#DFC9D4`
RGB	`rgb(223, 201, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 78.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.03, 9.57, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.03, 9.93, 344.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.2, 62.216, 70.954)`
Decimal	`14666196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFC9D4, 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 #DFC9D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFC9D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	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 #DFC9D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfc9d4; }
.text { color: #dfc9d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfc9d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 201 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfc9d4, #dfc9c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DFC9D4?: #DFC9D4 is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFC9D4?: The RGB value is 223, 201, 212: 223 red, 201 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFC9D4?: The complementary color is #C9DFD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFC9D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.