What color is #DABFCA?

#DABFCA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DABFCA?

The RGB value is 218, 191, 202: 218 red, 191 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DABFCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DABFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DABFCA color

#DABFCA rgb(218, 191, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 74.9% green and 79.2% blue (218, 191, 202).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Matt Lilac (#DEC6D3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#DABFCA color codes

HEX	`#DABFCA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 191, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 74.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.86, 11.41, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.86, 11.58, 350.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.204, 56.432, 63.692)`
Decimal	`14335946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DABFCA, 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 #DABFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DABFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #DABFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dabfca; }
.text { color: #dabfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dabfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 191 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dabfca, #dac2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DABFCA?: #DABFCA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Matt Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DABFCA?: The RGB value is 218, 191, 202: 218 red, 191 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DABFCA?: The complementary color is #BFDACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DABFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.