What color is #DFCED7?

#DFCED7 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFCED7?

The RGB value is 223, 206, 215: 223 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFCED7?

The complementary color is #CEDFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFCED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFCED7 color

#DFCED7 rgb(223, 206, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFCED7 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 80.8% green and 84.3% blue (223, 206, 215).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 21% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#DFCED7 color codes

HEX	`#DFCED7`
RGB	`rgb(223, 206, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 80.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 21%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.35, 7.45, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.35, 7.81, 342.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.767, 64.738, 73.36)`
Decimal	`14667479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFCED7, 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 #DFCED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFCED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #DFCED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfced7; }
.text { color: #dfced7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfced7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 206 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfced7, #dfcecf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DFCED7?: #DFCED7 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFCED7?: The RGB value is 223, 206, 215: 223 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFCED7?: The complementary color is #CEDFD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFCED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.