What color is #DAABAE?

#DAABAE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAABAE?

The RGB value is 218, 171, 174: 218 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAABAE?

The complementary color is #ABDAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAABAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAABAE color

#DAABAE rgb(218, 171, 174)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 67.1% green and 68.2% blue (218, 171, 174).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 39% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sakura (#DFB1B6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#DAABAE color codes

HEX	`#DAABAE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 39%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.25, 17.61, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.25, 18.33, 16.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.117, 47.089, 46.433)`
Decimal	`14330798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAABAE, 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 #DAABAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAABAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #DAABAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daabae; }
.text { color: #daabae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daabae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 171 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daabae, #dac0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAABAE?: #DAABAE is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAABAE?: The RGB value is 218, 171, 174: 218 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAABAE?: The complementary color is #ABDAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAABAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.