What color is #DAC6D6?

#DAC6D6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC6D6?

The RGB value is 218, 198, 214: 218 red, 198 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC6D6?

The complementary color is #C6DACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC6D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC6D6 color

#DAC6D6 rgb(218, 198, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAC6D6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 77.6% green and 83.9% blue (218, 198, 214).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#DAC6D6 color codes

HEX	`#DAC6D6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 198, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 77.6%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.92, 9.79, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.92, 11.19, 331.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.244, 60.149, 71.989)`
Decimal	`14337750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC6D6, 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 #DAC6D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC6D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #DAC6D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac6d6; }
.text { color: #dac6d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac6d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 198 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac6d6, #dac6cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DAC6D6?: #DAC6D6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC6D6?: The RGB value is 218, 198, 214: 218 red, 198 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC6D6?: The complementary color is #C6DACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC6D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.