Information about #DF1879 color

#DF1879 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DF1879 falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 24, 121) — 87.5% red, 9.4% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 78 / 40 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DF1879 reads as a strongly colored pink-red rose and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of ULB pink (#D91175). Slightly further away sit Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81) and My Girl Loves Pink (#DD2274).

The recipe behind #DF1879 is rgb(223, 24, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #DF1879: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DF1879 color variations

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

#DF1879 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 #DF1879

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

ULB pink color link
ULB pink

#D91175

Vivid Cerise color link
Vivid Cerise

#DA1D81

Barbie Pink color link
Barbie Pink

#DA1884

Dogwood Rose color link
Dogwood Rose

#D71868

Razzmatazz color link
Razzmatazz

#E3256B

Red Purple color link
Red Purple

#E40078

Mexican Pink color link
Mexican Pink

#E4007C

Vivid Rose color link
Vivid Rose

#E70074

Ruby color link
Ruby

#E0115F

Red Violet color link
Red Violet

#C71585

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DF1879
  • RGB223, 24, 121
  • CMYK0, 78, 40, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 24, 121)
  • HSL331°, 81%, 48%
  • HSL Precise330.754°, 80.567%, 48.431%
  • HSV331°, 89%, 87%
  • HSB331°, 89%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.094, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.094, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.094, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDF1879
  • DECIMAL ID14620793
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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