What color is #DAC1BA?

#DAC1BA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC1BA?

The RGB value is 218, 193, 186: 218 red, 193 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC1BA?

The complementary color is #BAD3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC1BA color

#DAC1BA rgb(218, 193, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAC1BA is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 75.7% green and 72.9% blue (218, 193, 186).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#DAC1BA color codes

HEX	`#DAC1BA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 193, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 75.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.95, 7.69, 6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.95, 10.24, 41.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.846, 56.592, 54.374)`
Decimal	`14336442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC1BA, 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 #DAC1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #DAC1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac1ba; }
.text { color: #dac1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 193 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac1ba, #dad1ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAC1BA?: #DAC1BA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC1BA?: The RGB value is 218, 193, 186: 218 red, 193 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC1BA?: The complementary color is #BAD3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.