What color is #DAB0CB?

#DAB0CB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAB0CB?

The RGB value is 218, 176, 203: 218 red, 176 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAB0CB?

The complementary color is #B0DABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAB0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAB0CB color

#DAB0CB rgb(218, 176, 203)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DAB0CB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 69% green and 79.6% blue (218, 176, 203).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#DAB0CB color codes

HEX	`#DAB0CB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 176, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 69%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.23, 19.64, -7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.23, 21.17, 338.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.217, 50.269, 63.283)`
Decimal	`14332107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAB0CB, 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 #DAB0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAB0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #DAB0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dab0cb; }
.text { color: #dab0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dab0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 176 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dab0cb, #dab0b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DAB0CB?: #DAB0CB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAB0CB?: The RGB value is 218, 176, 203: 218 red, 176 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAB0CB?: The complementary color is #B0DABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAB0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.