What color is #DABBBD?

#DABBBD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DABBBD?

The RGB value is 218, 187, 189: 218 red, 187 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DABBBD?

The complementary color is #BBDAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DABBBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DABBBD color

#DABBBD rgb(218, 187, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 73.3% green and 74.1% blue (218, 187, 189).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Soft Blush (#E3BCBC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#DABBBD color codes

HEX	`#DABBBD`
RGB	`rgb(218, 187, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 73.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.53, 11.37, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.53, 11.78, 15.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.869, 54.122, 55.638)`
Decimal	`14334909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DABBBD, 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 #DABBBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DABBBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #DABBBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dabbbd; }
.text { color: #dabbbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dabbbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 187 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dabbbd, #dac8bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DABBBD?: #DABBBD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Soft Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DABBBD?: The RGB value is 218, 187, 189: 218 red, 187 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DABBBD?: The complementary color is #BBDAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DABBBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.