What color is #DAAFA7?

#DAAFA7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAAFA7?

The RGB value is 218, 175, 167: 218 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAAFA7?

The complementary color is #A7D2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAAFA7?

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.

#DAAFA7 color

#DAAFA7 rgb(218, 175, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DAAFA7 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 68.6% green and 65.5% blue (218, 175, 167).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 41% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 23% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Borlotti Bean (#D9B1AA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#DAAFA7 color codes

HEX	`#DAAFA7`
RGB	`rgb(218, 175, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 68.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 41%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 23%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.05, 14.42, 10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.05, 17.57, 34.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.219, 48.357, 43.188)`
Decimal	`14331815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAAFA7, 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 #DAAFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAAFA7 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 #DAAFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daafa7; }
.text { color: #daafa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daafa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 175 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daafa7, #dac9a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #DAAFA7?: #DAAFA7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAAFA7?: The RGB value is 218, 175, 167: 218 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAAFA7?: The complementary color is #A7D2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAAFA7?: 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.