What color is #DAB7BD?

#DAB7BD 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 #DAB7BD?

The RGB value is 218, 183, 189: 218 red, 183 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAB7BD?

The complementary color is #B7DAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAB7BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAB7BD color

#DAB7BD rgb(218, 183, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DAB7BD is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 71.8% green and 74.1% blue (218, 183, 189).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 32% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#DAB7BD color codes

HEX	`#DAB7BD`
RGB	`rgb(218, 183, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 71.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 32%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.55, 13.51, 1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.55, 13.61, 7.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.032, 52.448, 55.359)`
Decimal	`14333885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAB7BD, 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 #DAB7BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAB7BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #DAB7BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dab7bd; }
.text { color: #dab7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dab7bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 183 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dab7bd, #dac3b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAB7BD?: #DAB7BD 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 #DAB7BD?: The RGB value is 218, 183, 189: 218 red, 183 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAB7BD?: The complementary color is #B7DAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAB7BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.