What color is #DAC7C7?

#DAC7C7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC7C7?

The RGB value is 218, 199, 199: 218 red, 199 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC7C7?

The complementary color is #C7DADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC7C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC7C7 color

#DAC7C7 rgb(218, 199, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAC7C7 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 78% green and 78% blue (218, 199, 199).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 20% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#DAC7C7 color codes

HEX	`#DAC7C7`
RGB	`rgb(218, 199, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 78%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 20%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.77, 6.64, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.77, 7.07, 19.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.645, 59.877, 62.437)`
Decimal	`14337991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC7C7, 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 #DAC7C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC7C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	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 #DAC7C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac7c7; }
.text { color: #dac7c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac7c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 199 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac7c7, #dad1c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #DAC7C7?: #DAC7C7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC7C7?: The RGB value is 218, 199, 199: 218 red, 199 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC7C7?: The complementary color is #C7DADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC7C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.