What color is #DAC6C4?

#DAC6C4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC6C4?

The RGB value is 218, 198, 196: 218 red, 198 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC6C4?

The complementary color is #C4D8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC6C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC6C4 color

#DAC6C4 rgb(218, 198, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAC6C4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 77.6% green and 76.9% blue (218, 198, 196).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 23% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Lip Gloss (#DFCDC7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#DAC6C4 color codes

HEX	`#DAC6C4`
RGB	`rgb(218, 198, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 77.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 23%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.45, 6.67, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.45, 7.55, 28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.07, 59.28, 60.544)`
Decimal	`14337732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC6C4, 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 #DAC6C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC6C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #DAC6C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac6c4; }
.text { color: #dac6c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac6c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 198 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac6c4, #dad1c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAC6C4?: #DAC6C4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Lip Gloss. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC6C4?: The RGB value is 218, 198, 196: 218 red, 198 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC6C4?: The complementary color is #C4D8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC6C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.