What color is #DFCADA?

#DFCADA is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFCADA?

The RGB value is 223, 202, 218: 223 red, 202 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFCADA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DFCADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFCADA color

#DFCADA rgb(223, 202, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFCADA is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 79.2% green and 85.5% blue (223, 202, 218).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 25% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#DFCADA color codes

HEX	`#DFCADA`
RGB	`rgb(223, 202, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 79.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 25%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.44, 10.1, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.44, 11.39, 332.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.205, 62.992, 75.092)`
Decimal	`14666458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFCADA, 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 #DFCADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFCADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	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 #DFCADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfcada; }
.text { color: #dfcada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfcada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 202 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfcada, #dfcacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DFCADA?: #DFCADA is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFCADA?: The RGB value is 223, 202, 218: 223 red, 202 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFCADA?: The complementary color is #CADFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFCADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.