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#DF7296 — Light Pink

#DF7296 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #DF7296 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DF7296 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #72DFBB; it also sits naturally between #DF72CD and #DF8472. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF7296 · RGB 223, 114, 150

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Color values

HEX#DF7296
RGB223, 114, 150
HSL340°, 63%, 66%
HSV340°, 49%, 87%
CMYK0%, 49%, 33%, 13%
XYZ41.95, 29.92, 32.42
Yxy29.92, 0.4023, 0.2869
CIE-Lab61.59, 46.26, 0.22
Hunter Lab54.70, 44.79, 0.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 45% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 33% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #DF7296 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF7296 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF7296

.text { color: #DF7296; }
.background { background-color: #DF7296; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF7296; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 114, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 63%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF7296; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 114, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF7296; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 114, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF7296">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF7296">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF7296

#D95984#D44071#C32C5F#AA2753#912147#791B3A#60162E#430F20#2A0914#110408

Tints of #DF7296

#E27E9F#E58BA9#E797B2#EAA4BB#EDB0C4#F0BCCE#F3C9D7#F6D5E0#F8E2E9#FBEEF3

Tones of #DF7296

#D77999#CF819B#C8899E#C091A0#B899A3#B0A0A6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #72DFBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.01:1 AA large only
Against black text6.98:1 AA

Best text color on #DF7296: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF7296

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DF7296: ·

How #DF7296 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B0AF8DDeuteranopia · #B6BE8BTritanopia · #DA8685

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF7296 rather than the exact color:

Palette 667bc6
#667BC6 · #FDFFD2 · #FFB4C2 · #DA7297
Vivid Ruby Cinder
#DD7896 · #DB6239 · #E4D289 · #BAE46C
Radiant Ruby Summit
#5962D1 · #9450D5 · #D041C2 · #DC7C9A
Misty Opal
#F6D0D8 · #E77991 · #D21E45 · #791128
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Silent Ruby Lagoon
#741B3F · #E07E9D · #61D9A9 · #A6E3CE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DA7297#DD7896#DC7C9A#E77991#E36C8B#E07E9D#DA7F91#DB6499#D2799B#DA7F8F#DD658D#E7669D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF7295  ·  #DF7297 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF7296?

#DF7296 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 114, 150). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF7296?

#DF7296 is RGB 223, 114, 150 — HSL 340°, 63%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 33%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF7296?

Its complement is #72DFBB; analogous partners are #DF72CD and #DF8472. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF7296 for text?

Black text on #DF7296 has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.01:1.