What color is #DFCAC8?

#DFCAC8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFCAC8?

The RGB value is 223, 202, 200: 223 red, 202 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFCAC8?

The complementary color is #C8DDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFCAC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFCAC8 color

#DFCAC8 rgb(223, 202, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFCAC8 is a very light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 79.2% green and 78.4% blue (223, 202, 200).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is China Silk (#E3D1CC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#DFCAC8 color codes

HEX	`#DFCAC8`
RGB	`rgb(223, 202, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 79.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.97, 7, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.97, 7.9, 27.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.976, 62.1, 63.354)`
Decimal	`14666440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFCAC8, 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 #DFCAC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFCAC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #DFCAC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfcac8; }
.text { color: #dfcac8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfcac8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 202 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfcac8, #dfd5c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DFCAC8?: #DFCAC8 is a very light, desaturated red, closest to the named color China Silk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFCAC8?: The RGB value is 223, 202, 200: 223 red, 202 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFCAC8?: The complementary color is #C8DDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFCAC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.