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#DFAABA Color

#DFAABA is rgb(223, 170, 186) in RGB, hsl(342, 45%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 17%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cameo Pink (#EFBBCC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFAABA
HEX#DFAABA
RGBrgb(223, 170, 186)
HSLhsl(342, 45%, 77%)
HSVhsv(342, 24%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 17%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.065 358.8)
LABlab(74.96% 21.80 -0.28)
LCHlch(74.96% 21.80 359.26)

What #DFAABA 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 #DFAABA, 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 pink in the library.

#DFAABA Channel Values

How #DFAABA 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 170 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 45% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 24% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 17% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFAABA 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DFAABA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFAABA; 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 #DFAABA

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

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

How #DFAABA 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#DFAABA
Protanopia#B5B5BA
Protanomaly#C7B0BA
Deuteranopia#BEBEB8
Deuteranomaly#CCB6B9
Tritanopia#DDACAC
Tritanomaly#DEABB2
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFAABA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfaaba: #DFAABA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFAABA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfaaba': '#DFAABA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.667, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_dfaaba">#DFAABA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFAABA"

More Pink Colors

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

#DFAABA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFAABA?

#DFAABA is a light pink — rgb(223, 170, 186) in RGB and hsl(342, 45%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cameo Pink (#EFBBCC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #DFAABA?

#DFAABA is rgb(223, 170, 186) — red 223, green 170, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFAABA?

#DFAABA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 17%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFAABA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFAABA scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFAABA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFAABA 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 pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 10.06, which is visibly different.

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