What color is #DAA3B2?

#DAA3B2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAA3B2?

The RGB value is 218, 163, 178: 218 red, 163 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAA3B2?

The complementary color is #A3DACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAA3B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAA3B2 color

#DAA3B2 rgb(218, 163, 178)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DAA3B2 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 63.9% green and 69.8% blue (218, 163, 178).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 43% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#DAA3B2 color codes

HEX	`#DAA3B2`
RGB	`rgb(218, 163, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 63.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 43%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 25%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 18%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.44, 22.55, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.44, 22.55, 0.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.047, 44.316, 48.029)`
Decimal	`14328754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAA3B2, 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 #DAA3B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAA3B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #DAA3B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daa3b2; }
.text { color: #daa3b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daa3b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 163 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daa3b2, #daafa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAA3B2?: #DAA3B2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAA3B2?: The RGB value is 218, 163, 178: 218 red, 163 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAA3B2?: The complementary color is #A3DACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAA3B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.