What color is #DAB8BA?

#DAB8BA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAB8BA?

The RGB value is 218, 184, 186: 218 red, 184 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAB8BA?

The complementary color is #B8DAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAB8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAB8BA color

#DAB8BA rgb(218, 184, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAB8BA is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 72.2% green and 72.9% blue (218, 184, 186).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#DAB8BA color codes

HEX	`#DAB8BA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 184, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 72.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.72, 12.49, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.72, 12.98, 15.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.917, 52.733, 53.731)`
Decimal	`14334138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAB8BA, 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 #DAB8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAB8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #DAB8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dab8ba; }
.text { color: #dab8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dab8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 184 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dab8ba, #dac7b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAB8BA?: #DAB8BA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shy Young Salmon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAB8BA?: The RGB value is 218, 184, 186: 218 red, 184 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAB8BA?: The complementary color is #B8DAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAB8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.