What color is #DACBDB?

#DACBDB is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACBDB?

The RGB value is 218, 203, 219: 218 red, 203 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACBDB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DACBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACBDB color

#DACBDB rgb(218, 203, 219)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 79.6% green and 85.9% blue (218, 203, 219).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 18% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#DACBDB color codes

HEX	`#DACBDB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 203, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 79.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.3, 8.05, -6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.3, 10.06, 323.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.054, 62.732, 75.791)`
Decimal	`14339035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACBDB, 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 #DACBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #DACBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacbdb; }
.text { color: #dacbdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacbdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 203 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacbdb, #dbcbd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DACBDB?: #DACBDB is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACBDB?: The RGB value is 218, 203, 219: 218 red, 203 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACBDB?: The complementary color is #CCDBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.