What color is #DAB9BF?

#DAB9BF 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 #DAB9BF?

The RGB value is 218, 185, 191: 218 red, 185 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAB9BF?

The complementary color is #B9DAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAB9BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAB9BF color

#DAB9BF rgb(218, 185, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAB9BF is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 72.5% green and 74.9% blue (218, 185, 191).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shy Young Salmon (#DFB8BC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#DAB9BF color codes

HEX	`#DAB9BF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 185, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 72.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.09, 12.77, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.09, 12.84, 6.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.666, 53.366, 56.649)`
Decimal	`14334399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAB9BF, 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 #DAB9BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAB9BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	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 #DAB9BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dab9bf; }
.text { color: #dab9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dab9bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 185 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dab9bf, #dac3b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAB9BF?: #DAB9BF 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 #DAB9BF?: The RGB value is 218, 185, 191: 218 red, 185 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAB9BF?: The complementary color is #B9DAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAB9BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.