What color is #DACBCB?

#DACBCB is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACBCB?

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

What is the complementary color of #DACBCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DACBCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACBCB color

#DACBCB rgb(218, 203, 203)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 17% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#DACBCB color codes

HEX	`#DACBCB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 203, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 79.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 17%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.88, 5.21, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.88, 5.54, 19.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.048, 61.93, 65.226)`
Decimal	`14339019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACBCB, 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 #DACBCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACBCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #DACBCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacbcb; }
.text { color: #dacbcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacbcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 203 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacbcb, #dad3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DACBCB?: #DACBCB is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACBCB?: The RGB value is 218, 203, 203: 218 red, 203 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACBCB?: The complementary color is #CBDADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACBCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.