What color is #DAB0A6?

#DAB0A6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAB0A6?

The RGB value is 218, 176, 166: 218 red, 176 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAB0A6?

The complementary color is #A6D0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAB0A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAB0A6 color

#DAB0A6 rgb(218, 176, 166)

Shades of red

The hex color #DAB0A6 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 69% green and 65.1% blue (218, 176, 166).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 41% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 24% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Borlotti Bean (#D9B1AA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#DAB0A6 color codes

HEX	`#DAB0A6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 176, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 69%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 41%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 24%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 24%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.27, 13.74, 10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.27, 17.54, 38.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.322, 48.711, 42.768)`
Decimal	`14332070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAB0A6, 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 #DAB0A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAB0A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #DAB0A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dab0a6; }
.text { color: #dab0a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dab0a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 176 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dab0a6, #dacaa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #DAB0A6?: #DAB0A6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Borlotti Bean. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAB0A6?: The RGB value is 218, 176, 166: 218 red, 176 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAB0A6?: The complementary color is #A6D0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAB0A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.