What color is #DACAC0?

#DACAC0 is a light, desaturated orange known as Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Coconut Macaroon?

The RGB value is 218, 202, 192: 218 red, 202 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Coconut Macaroon?

The complementary color is #C0D0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Coconut Macaroon color: hex code #DACAC0

#DACAC0 rgb(218, 202, 192)

Shades of gray

Coconut Macaroon has the hex code #DACAC0. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 79.2% green and 75.3% blue (218, 202, 192).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 26% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

Coconut Macaroon (#DACAC0) color codes

HEX	`#DACAC0`
RGB	`rgb(218, 202, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 79.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 26%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.35, 3.9, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.35, 8.01, 60.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.548, 60.953, 58.487)`
Decimal	`14338752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Coconut Macaroon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DACAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DACAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacac0; }
.text { color: #dacac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 202 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacac0, #dad7c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

See #DACAC0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DACAC0?: #DACAC0 is a light, desaturated orange known as Coconut Macaroon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Coconut Macaroon?: The RGB value is 218, 202, 192: 218 red, 202 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Coconut Macaroon?: The complementary color is #C0D0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.