What color is #DACBCA?

#DACBCA is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACBCA?

The RGB value is 218, 203, 202: 218 red, 203 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACBCA?

The complementary color is #CAD9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACBCA?

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.

#DACBCA color

#DACBCA rgb(218, 203, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DACBCA is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 79.6% green and 79.2% blue (218, 203, 202).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 18% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Milk (#DFCFCA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#DACBCA color codes

HEX	`#DACBCA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 203, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 79.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 18%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.85, 5.04, 2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.85, 5.57, 25.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.929, 61.882, 64.6)`
Decimal	`14339018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#DACBCA 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 #DACBCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacbca; }
.text { color: #dacbca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacbca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 203 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacbca, #dad3ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DACBCA?: #DACBCA is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Watermelon Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACBCA?: The RGB value is 218, 203, 202: 218 red, 203 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACBCA?: The complementary color is #CAD9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACBCA?: 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.