What color is #DABDC5?

#DABDC5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DABDC5?

The RGB value is 218, 189, 197: 218 red, 189 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DABDC5?

The complementary color is #BDDAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DABDC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DABDC5 color

#DABDC5 rgb(218, 189, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DABDC5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 74.1% green and 77.3% blue (218, 189, 197).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sweet and Sassy (#E1C9D1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#DABDC5 color codes

HEX	`#DABDC5`
RGB	`rgb(218, 189, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 74.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.23, 11.62, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.23, 11.63, 358.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.188, 55.333, 60.48)`
Decimal	`14335429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DABDC5, 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 #DABDC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DABDC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #DABDC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dabdc5; }
.text { color: #dabdc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dabdc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 189 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dabdc5, #dac4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DABDC5?: #DABDC5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DABDC5?: The RGB value is 218, 189, 197: 218 red, 189 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DABDC5?: The complementary color is #BDDAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DABDC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.