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#DFA090 Color

#DFA090 is rgb(223, 160, 144) in RGB, hsl(12, 55%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 35%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFA090
HEX#DFA090
RGBrgb(223, 160, 144)
HSLhsl(12, 55%, 72%)
HSVhsv(12, 35%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 35%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.079 34.8)
LABlab(71.76% 22.61 18.15)
LCHlch(71.76% 28.99 38.76)

What #DFA090 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 #DFA090, 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.

#DFA090 Channel Values

How #DFA090 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 160 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 55% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 35% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 35% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFA090 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DFA090

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFA090; 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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Tints & Shades of #DFA090

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFA090.

How #DFA090 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#DFA090
Protanopia#ADAD90
Protanomaly#C3A890
Deuteranopia#B8B88D
Deuteranomaly#C9AF8E
Tritanopia#E09E9E
Tritanomaly#E09F99
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFA090 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfa090: #DFA090;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFA090;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfa090': '#DFA090' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.627, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_dfa090">#DFA090</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFA090"

More Red Colors

#DFA090 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFA090 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFA090?

#DFA090 is a light red — rgb(223, 160, 144) in RGB and hsl(12, 55%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon Rose (#E7968B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.96.

What is the RGB value of #DFA090?

#DFA090 is rgb(223, 160, 144) — red 223, green 160, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFA090?

#DFA090 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 35%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFA090 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFA090 scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFA090 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFA090 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 12.66, which is visibly different.

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