What color is #DABFC5?

#DABFC5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DABFC5?

The RGB value is 218, 191, 197: 218 red, 191 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DABFC5?

The complementary color is #BFDAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DABFC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DABFC5 color

#DABFC5 rgb(218, 191, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DABFC5 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 74.9% green and 77.3% blue (218, 191, 197).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Perfume Cloud (#E2C9CE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#DABFC5 color codes

HEX	`#DABFC5`
RGB	`rgb(218, 191, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 74.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.73, 10.56, 0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.73, 10.57, 2.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.622, 56.199, 60.625)`
Decimal	`14335941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DABFC5, 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 #DABFC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DABFC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	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 #DABFC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dabfc5; }
.text { color: #dabfc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dabfc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 191 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dabfc5, #dac6bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DABFC5?: #DABFC5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Perfume Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DABFC5?: The RGB value is 218, 191, 197: 218 red, 191 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DABFC5?: The complementary color is #BFDAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DABFC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.