What color is #DFCBD8?

#DFCBD8 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFCBD8?

The RGB value is 223, 203, 216: 223 red, 203 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFCBD8?

The complementary color is #CBDFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFCBD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFCBD8 color

#DFCBD8 rgb(223, 203, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFCBD8 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 79.6% green and 84.7% blue (223, 203, 216).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 24% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#DFCBD8 color codes

HEX	`#DFCBD8`
RGB	`rgb(223, 203, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 79.6%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 24%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.63, 9.21, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.63, 10.01, 337.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.18, 63.359, 73.801)`
Decimal	`14666712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFCBD8, 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 #DFCBD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFCBD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	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 #DFCBD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfcbd8; }
.text { color: #dfcbd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfcbd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 203 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfcbd8, #dfcbce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DFCBD8?: #DFCBD8 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFCBD8?: The RGB value is 223, 203, 216: 223 red, 203 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFCBD8?: The complementary color is #CBDFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFCBD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.