What color is #DACADE?

#DACADE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACADE?

The RGB value is 218, 202, 222: 218 red, 202 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACADE?

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

Is black or white text better on #DACADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACADE color

#DACADE rgb(218, 202, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DACADE is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 79.2% green and 87.1% blue (218, 202, 222).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 23% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#DACADE color codes

HEX	`#DACADE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 202, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 79.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 23%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.14, 9.14, -7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.14, 12.07, 319.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.217, 62.421, 77.811)`
Decimal	`14338782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACADE, 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 #DACADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	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 #DACADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacade; }
.text { color: #dacade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 202 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacade, #decad8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DACADE?: #DACADE is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACADE?: The RGB value is 218, 202, 222: 218 red, 202 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACADE?: The complementary color is #CEDECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.