What color is #DAC4CF?

#DAC4CF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC4CF?

The RGB value is 218, 196, 207: 218 red, 196 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC4CF?

The complementary color is #C4DACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC4CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC4CF color

#DAC4CF rgb(218, 196, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAC4CF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 76.9% green and 81.2% blue (218, 196, 207).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 23% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#DAC4CF color codes

HEX	`#DAC4CF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 196, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 76.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 23%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.23, 9.61, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.23, 9.97, 344.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.915, 58.891, 67.23)`
Decimal	`14337231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC4CF, 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 #DAC4CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC4CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #DAC4CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac4cf; }
.text { color: #dac4cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac4cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 196 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac4cf, #dac4c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DAC4CF?: #DAC4CF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC4CF?: The RGB value is 218, 196, 207: 218 red, 196 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC4CF?: The complementary color is #C4DACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC4CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.