What color is #FFDFE5?

#FFDFE5 is a very light, vivid red known as Pink Pleasure. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFDFE5?

The RGB value is 255, 223, 229: 255 red, 223 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFDFE5?

The complementary color is #DFFFF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFDFE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFDFE5 color

#FFDFE5 rgb(255, 223, 229)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FFDFE5 is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 87.5% green and 89.8% blue (255, 223, 229).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Pink Pleasure.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.94:1).

#FFDFE5 color codes

HEX	`#FFDFE5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 223, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 87.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.55, 11.97, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.55, 12.03, 5.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.77, 79.694, 85.189)`
Decimal	`16768997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFDFE5, 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 #FFDFE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFDFE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.94:1	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 #FFDFE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffdfe5; }
.text { color: #ffdfe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffdfe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 223 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffdfe5, #ffe9df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

Questions

What color is #FFDFE5?: #FFDFE5 is a very light, vivid red known as Pink Pleasure. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFDFE5?: The RGB value is 255, 223, 229: 255 red, 223 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFDFE5?: The complementary color is #DFFFF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFDFE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.