What color is #DAB3B7?

#DAB3B7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAB3B7?

The RGB value is 218, 179, 183: 218 red, 179 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAB3B7?

The complementary color is #B3DAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAB3B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAB3B7 color

#DAB3B7 rgb(218, 179, 183)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DAB3B7 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 70.2% green and 71.8% blue (218, 179, 183).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 35% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#DAB3B7 color codes

HEX	`#DAB3B7`
RGB	`rgb(218, 179, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 70.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 35%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.42, 14.7, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.42, 15.06, 12.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.581, 50.566, 51.728)`
Decimal	`14332855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAB3B7, 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 #DAB3B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAB3B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #DAB3B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dab3b7; }
.text { color: #dab3b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dab3b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 179 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dab3b7, #dac2b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAB3B7?: #DAB3B7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAB3B7?: The RGB value is 218, 179, 183: 218 red, 179 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAB3B7?: The complementary color is #B3DAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAB3B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.