What color is #DAC0BC?

#DAC0BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC0BC?

The RGB value is 218, 192, 188: 218 red, 192 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC0BC?

The complementary color is #BCD6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC0BC?

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.

#DAC0BC color

#DAC0BC rgb(218, 192, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAC0BC is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 75.3% green and 73.7% blue (218, 192, 188).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#DAC0BC color codes

HEX	`#DAC0BC`
RGB	`rgb(218, 192, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 75.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.75, 8.54, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.75, 10.1, 32.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.84, 56.237, 55.428)`
Decimal	`14336188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC0BC, 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 #DAC0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC0BC 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 #DAC0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac0bc; }
.text { color: #dac0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 192 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac0bc, #dacfbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAC0BC?: #DAC0BC is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC0BC?: The RGB value is 218, 192, 188: 218 red, 192 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC0BC?: The complementary color is #BCD6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC0BC?: 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.