What color is #DAC1CA?

#DAC1CA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC1CA?

The RGB value is 218, 193, 202: 218 red, 193 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC1CA?

The complementary color is #C1DAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC1CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC1CA color

#DAC1CA rgb(218, 193, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAC1CA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 75.7% green and 79.2% blue (218, 193, 202).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 25% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#DAC1CA color codes

HEX	`#DAC1CA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 193, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 75.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 25%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.35, 10.34, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.35, 10.42, 353.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.643, 57.311, 63.838)`
Decimal	`14336458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC1CA, 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 #DAC1CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC1CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #DAC1CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac1ca; }
.text { color: #dac1ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac1ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 193 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac1ca, #dac4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DAC1CA?: #DAC1CA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC1CA?: The RGB value is 218, 193, 202: 218 red, 193 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC1CA?: The complementary color is #C1DAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC1CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.