What color is #DACBDF?

#DACBDF 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 #DACBDF?

The RGB value is 218, 203, 223: 218 red, 203 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACBDF?

The complementary color is #D0DFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACBDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACBDF color

#DACBDF rgb(218, 203, 223)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 79.6% green and 87.5% blue (218, 203, 223).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 24% saturation and 84% 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#DACBDF color codes

HEX	`#DACBDF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 203, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 79.6%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 24%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.41, 8.79, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.41, 11.89, 317.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.587, 62.945, 78.598)`
Decimal	`14339039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACBDF, 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 #DACBDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACBDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #DACBDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacbdf; }
.text { color: #dacbdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacbdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 203 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacbdf, #dfcbda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DACBDF?: #DACBDF 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 #DACBDF?: The RGB value is 218, 203, 223: 218 red, 203 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACBDF?: The complementary color is #D0DFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACBDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.