What color is #DAB5B7?

#DAB5B7 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 #DAB5B7?

The RGB value is 218, 181, 183: 218 red, 181 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAB5B7?

The complementary color is #B5DAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAB5B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAB5B7 color

#DAB5B7 rgb(218, 181, 183)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DAB5B7 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 71% green and 71.8% blue (218, 181, 183).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#DAB5B7 color codes

HEX	`#DAB5B7`
RGB	`rgb(218, 181, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 71%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, 13.62, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 14.2, 16.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.984, 51.374, 51.863)`
Decimal	`14333367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAB5B7, 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 #DAB5B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAB5B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #DAB5B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dab5b7; }
.text { color: #dab5b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dab5b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 181 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dab5b7, #dac6b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAB5B7?: #DAB5B7 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 #DAB5B7?: The RGB value is 218, 181, 183: 218 red, 181 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAB5B7?: The complementary color is #B5DAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAB5B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.