What color is #DAA1C4?

#DAA1C4 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 #DAA1C4?

The RGB value is 218, 161, 196: 218 red, 161 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAA1C4?

The complementary color is #A1DAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAA1C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAA1C4 color

#DAA1C4 rgb(218, 161, 196)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DAA1C4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 63.1% green and 76.9% blue (218, 161, 196).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 44% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lavender (#D8A1C4), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#DAA1C4 color codes

HEX	`#DAA1C4`
RGB	`rgb(218, 161, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 63.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 44%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 26%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 10%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.48, 26.55, -9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.48, 28.24, 340.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.622, 44.383, 58.061)`
Decimal	`14328260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAA1C4, 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 #DAA1C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAA1C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #DAA1C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daa1c4; }
.text { color: #daa1c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daa1c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 161 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daa1c4, #daa1a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DAA1C4?: #DAA1C4 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 #DAA1C4?: The RGB value is 218, 161, 196: 218 red, 161 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAA1C4?: The complementary color is #A1DAB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAA1C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.