What color is #DAA7B9?

#DAA7B9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAA7B9?

The RGB value is 218, 167, 185: 218 red, 167 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAA7B9?

The complementary color is #A7DAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAA7B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAA7B9 color

#DAA7B9 rgb(218, 167, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DAA7B9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 65.5% green and 72.5% blue (218, 167, 185).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 41% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Roseate Spoonbill (#E0ADC4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#DAA7B9 color codes

HEX	`#DAA7B9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 167, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 65.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 41%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 15%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.58, 21.49, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.58, 21.58, 354.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.489, 46.048, 52.065)`
Decimal	`14329785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAA7B9, 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 #DAA7B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAA7B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #DAA7B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daa7b9; }
.text { color: #daa7b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daa7b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 167 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daa7b9, #daafa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAA7B9?: #DAA7B9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAA7B9?: The RGB value is 218, 167, 185: 218 red, 167 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAA7B9?: The complementary color is #A7DAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAA7B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.