What color is #DAAEB1?

#DAAEB1 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 #DAAEB1?

The RGB value is 218, 174, 177: 218 red, 174 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAAEB1?

The complementary color is #AEDAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAAEB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAAEB1 color

#DAAEB1 rgb(218, 174, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DAAEB1 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 68.2% green and 69.4% blue (218, 174, 177).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 37% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sakura (#DFB1B6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#DAAEB1 color codes

HEX	`#DAAEB1`
RGB	`rgb(218, 174, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 68.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 37%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.05, 16.45, 4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.05, 17.08, 15.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.986, 48.354, 48.181)`
Decimal	`14331569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAAEB1, 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 #DAAEB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAAEB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #DAAEB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daaeb1; }
.text { color: #daaeb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daaeb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 174 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daaeb1, #dac1ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAAEB1?: #DAAEB1 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 #DAAEB1?: The RGB value is 218, 174, 177: 218 red, 174 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAAEB1?: The complementary color is #AEDAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAAEB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.