What color is #DABFC6?

#DABFC6 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 #DABFC6?

The RGB value is 218, 191, 198: 218 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DABFC6?

The complementary color is #BFDAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DABFC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DABFC6 color

#DABFC6 rgb(218, 191, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DABFC6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 74.9% green and 77.6% blue (218, 191, 198).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sweet and Sassy (#E1C9D1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#DABFC6 color codes

HEX	`#DABFC6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 191, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 74.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.75, 10.73, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.75, 10.73, 0.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.736, 56.245, 61.23)`
Decimal	`14335942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DABFC6, 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 #DABFC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DABFC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #DABFC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dabfc6; }
.text { color: #dabfc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dabfc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 191 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dabfc6, #dac6bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DABFC6?: #DABFC6 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 #DABFC6?: The RGB value is 218, 191, 198: 218 red, 191 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DABFC6?: The complementary color is #BFDAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DABFC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.