What color is #DAA0C6?

#DAA0C6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAA0C6?

The RGB value is 218, 160, 198: 218 red, 160 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAA0C6?

The complementary color is #A0DAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAA0C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAA0C6 color

#DAA0C6 rgb(218, 160, 198)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DAA0C6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 62.7% green and 77.6% blue (218, 160, 198).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 44% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#DAA0C6 color codes

HEX	`#DAA0C6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 160, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 62.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 44%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.31, 27.43, -10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.31, 29.55, 338.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.677, 44.126, 59.21)`
Decimal	`14328006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAA0C6, 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 #DAA0C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAA0C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #DAA0C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daa0c6; }
.text { color: #daa0c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daa0c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 160 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daa0c6, #daa0a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DAA0C6?: #DAA0C6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pastel Lavender. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAA0C6?: The RGB value is 218, 160, 198: 218 red, 160 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAA0C6?: The complementary color is #A0DAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAA0C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.