What color is #DABFBD?

#DABFBD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DABFBD?

The RGB value is 218, 191, 189: 218 red, 191 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DABFBD?

The complementary color is #BDD8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DABFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DABFBD color

#DABFBD rgb(218, 191, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 74.9% green and 74.1% blue (218, 191, 189).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Floss (#EBC9C6), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#DABFBD color codes

HEX	`#DABFBD`
RGB	`rgb(218, 191, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 74.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.52, 9.24, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.52, 10.29, 26.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.729, 55.843, 55.925)`
Decimal	`14335933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DABFBD, 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 #DABFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DABFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #DABFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dabfbd; }
.text { color: #dabfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dabfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 191 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dabfbd, #dacebd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DABFBD?: #DABFBD is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Fairy Floss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DABFBD?: The RGB value is 218, 191, 189: 218 red, 191 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DABFBD?: The complementary color is #BDD8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DABFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.