What color is #DAADC8?

#DAADC8 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 #DAADC8?

The RGB value is 218, 173, 200: 218 red, 173 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAADC8?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAADC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAADC8 color

#DAADC8 rgb(218, 173, 200)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DAADC8 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 67.8% green and 78.4% blue (218, 173, 200).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Roseate Spoonbill (#E0ADC4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#DAADC8 color codes

HEX	`#DAADC8`
RGB	`rgb(218, 173, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 67.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 8%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.43, 20.74, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.43, 22.04, 340.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.282, 48.964, 61.224)`
Decimal	`14331336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAADC8, 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 #DAADC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAADC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #DAADC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daadc8; }
.text { color: #daadc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daadc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 173 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daadc8, #daadb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DAADC8?: #DAADC8 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 #DAADC8?: The RGB value is 218, 173, 200: 218 red, 173 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAADC8?: The complementary color is #ADDABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAADC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.