What color is #DAC3CB?

#DAC3CB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC3CB?

The RGB value is 218, 195, 203: 218 red, 195 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC3CB?

The complementary color is #C3DAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC3CB color

#DAC3CB rgb(218, 195, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAC3CB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 76.5% green and 79.6% blue (218, 195, 203).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 24% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Sweet and Sassy (#E1C9D1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#DAC3CB color codes

HEX	`#DAC3CB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 195, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 76.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 24%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.88, 9.45, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.88, 9.5, 353.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.207, 58.248, 64.612)`
Decimal	`14336971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC3CB, 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 #DAC3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #DAC3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac3cb; }
.text { color: #dac3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 195 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac3cb, #dac6c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DAC3CB?: #DAC3CB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Sweet and Sassy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC3CB?: The RGB value is 218, 195, 203: 218 red, 195 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC3CB?: The complementary color is #C3DAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.