Information about #DF959B color

#DF959B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DF959B falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 149, 155) — 87.5% red, 58.4% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 27 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DF959B reads as a pleasantly vivid warm red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vibrant Rose Gold (#DF8F9B). Slightly further away sit Parrot Pink (#D998A0) and Ruddy Pink (#E18E96).

The recipe behind #DF959B is rgb(223, 149, 155), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DF959B: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #DF959B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DF959B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DF959B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DF959B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DF959B
  • RGB223, 149, 155
  • CMYK0, 29, 27, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 149, 155)
  • HSL355°, 54%, 73%
  • HSL Precise355.135°, 53.623%, 72.941%
  • HSV355°, 33%, 87%
  • HSB355°, 33%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.584, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.584, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.584, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDF959B
  • DECIMAL ID14652827
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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