What color is #DAC2B5?

#DAC2B5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC2B5?

The RGB value is 218, 194, 181: 218 red, 194 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC2B5?

The complementary color is #B5CDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC2B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC2B5 color

#DAC2B5 rgb(218, 194, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAC2B5 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 76.1% green and 71% blue (218, 194, 181).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Humble Blush (#E3CDC2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#DAC2B5 color codes

HEX	`#DAC2B5`
RGB	`rgb(218, 194, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 76.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.08, 6.38, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.08, 11.55, 56.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.545, 56.827, 51.697)`
Decimal	`14336693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC2B5, 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 #DAC2B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC2B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #DAC2B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac2b5; }
.text { color: #dac2b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac2b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 194 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac2b5, #dad4b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAC2B5?: #DAC2B5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC2B5?: The RGB value is 218, 194, 181: 218 red, 194 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC2B5?: The complementary color is #B5CDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC2B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.