What color is #DABBD2?

#DABBD2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DABBD2?

The RGB value is 218, 187, 210: 218 red, 187 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DABBD2?

The complementary color is #BBDAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DABBD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DABBD2 color

#DABBD2 rgb(218, 187, 210)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DABBD2 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 73.3% green and 82.4% blue (218, 187, 210).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#DABBD2 color codes

HEX	`#DABBD2`
RGB	`rgb(218, 187, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 73.3%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.1, 14.96, -7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.1, 16.7, 333.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.315, 55.1, 68.524)`
Decimal	`14334930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DABBD2, 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 #DABBD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DABBD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #DABBD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dabbd2; }
.text { color: #dabbd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dabbd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 187 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dabbd2, #dabbc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DABBD2?: #DABBD2 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DABBD2?: The RGB value is 218, 187, 210: 218 red, 187 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DABBD2?: The complementary color is #BBDAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DABBD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.