What color is #DAA8A8?

#DAA8A8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color La Vie en Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAA8A8?

The RGB value is 218, 168, 168: 218 red, 168 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAA8A8?

The complementary color is #A8DADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAA8A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAA8A8 color

#DAA8A8 rgb(218, 168, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DAA8A8 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 65.9% green and 65.9% blue (218, 168, 168).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 40% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 23% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is La Vie en Rose (#D2A5A3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#DAA8A8 color codes

HEX	`#DAA8A8`
RGB	`rgb(218, 168, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 65.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 40%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.38, 18.34, 7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.38, 19.67, 21.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.985, 45.74, 43.234)`
Decimal	`14330024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAA8A8, 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 #DAA8A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAA8A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #DAA8A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daa8a8; }
.text { color: #daa8a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daa8a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 168 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daa8a8, #dac1a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAA8A8?: #DAA8A8 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color La Vie en Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAA8A8?: The RGB value is 218, 168, 168: 218 red, 168 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAA8A8?: The complementary color is #A8DADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAA8A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.