What color is #DACAD2?

#DACAD2 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACAD2?

The RGB value is 218, 202, 210: 218 red, 202 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACAD2?

The complementary color is #CADAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACAD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACAD2 color

#DACAD2 rgb(218, 202, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DACAD2 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 79.2% green and 82.4% blue (218, 202, 210).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 18% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% 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 13.36:1).

#DACAD2 color codes

HEX	`#DACAD2`
RGB	`rgb(218, 202, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 79.2%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 18%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.81, 6.96, -1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.81, 7.23, 344.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.665, 61.8, 69.64)`
Decimal	`14338770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACAD2, 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 #DACAD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACAD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #DACAD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacad2; }
.text { color: #dacad2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacad2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 202 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacad2, #dacaca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DACAD2?: #DACAD2 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACAD2?: The RGB value is 218, 202, 210: 218 red, 202 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACAD2?: The complementary color is #CADAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACAD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.