What color is #DACAD4?

#DACAD4 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACAD4?

The RGB value is 218, 202, 212: 218 red, 202 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACAD4?

The complementary color is #CADAD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACAD4 color

#DACAD4 rgb(218, 202, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DACAD4 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 79.2% green and 83.1% blue (218, 202, 212).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 18% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Red (#E4CFD7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#DACAD4 color codes

HEX	`#DACAD4`
RGB	`rgb(218, 202, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 79.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 18%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.86, 7.31, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.86, 7.89, 338.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.916, 61.901, 70.961)`
Decimal	`14338772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACAD4, 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 #DACAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	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 #DACAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacad4; }
.text { color: #dacad4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacad4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 202 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacad4, #dacacc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DACAD4?: #DACAD4 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Ephemeral Red. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACAD4?: The RGB value is 218, 202, 212: 218 red, 202 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACAD4?: The complementary color is #CADAD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.