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#DF5D7B Color

#DF5D7B is rgb(223, 93, 123) in RGB, hsl(346, 67%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 45%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blush (#DE5D83), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DF5D7B
HEX#DF5D7B
RGBrgb(223, 93, 123)
HSLhsl(346, 67%, 62%)
HSVhsv(346, 58%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 45%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.164 8.6)
LABlab(57.53% 53.55 10.45)
LCHlch(57.53% 54.56 11.04)

What #DF5D7B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DF5D7B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#DF5D7B Channel Values

How #DF5D7B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 223 · G 93 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 67% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 58% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 45% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.51:1 vs white · 5.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DF5D7B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DF5D7B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DF5D7B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DF5D7B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #DF5D7B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DF5D7B
Protanopia#80807A
Protanomaly#AE747B
Deuteranopia#999976
Deuteranomaly#B98578
Tritanopia#DD6161
Tritanomaly#DE606D
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DF5D7B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-df5d7b: #DF5D7B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DF5D7B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-df5d7b': '#DF5D7B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.365, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_df5d7b">#DF5D7B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DF5D7B"

More Red Colors

#DF5D7B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DF5D7B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DF5D7B?

#DF5D7B is a light red — rgb(223, 93, 123) in RGB and hsl(346, 67%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blush (#DE5D83), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.7.

What is the RGB value of #DF5D7B?

#DF5D7B is rgb(223, 93, 123) — red 223, green 93, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DF5D7B?

#DF5D7B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 45%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DF5D7B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DF5D7B scores 3.51:1 against white and 5.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DF5D7B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DF5D7B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 12.78, which is visibly different.

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