What color is #DAA8AD?

#DAA8AD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAA8AD?

The RGB value is 218, 168, 173: 218 red, 168 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAA8AD?

The complementary color is #A8DAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAA8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAA8AD color

#DAA8AD rgb(218, 168, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DAA8AD is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 65.9% green and 67.8% blue (218, 168, 173).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 40% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#DAA8AD color codes

HEX	`#DAA8AD`
RGB	`rgb(218, 168, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 65.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 40%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.5, 19.08, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.5, 19.61, 13.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.459, 45.93, 45.735)`
Decimal	`14330029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAA8AD, 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 #DAA8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAA8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #DAA8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daa8ad; }
.text { color: #daa8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daa8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 168 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daa8ad, #dabca8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAA8AD?: #DAA8AD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAA8AD?: The RGB value is 218, 168, 173: 218 red, 168 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAA8AD?: The complementary color is #A8DAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAA8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.