What color is #DACCC9?

#DACCC9 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 #DACCC9?

The RGB value is 218, 204, 201: 218 red, 204 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACCC9?

The complementary color is #C9D7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACCC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACCC9 color

#DACCC9 rgb(218, 204, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DACCC9 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 80% green and 78.8% blue (218, 204, 201).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 19% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Milk (#DFCFCA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#DACCC9 color codes

HEX	`#DACCC9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 204, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 80%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 19%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.08, 4.34, 3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.08, 5.42, 36.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.048, 62.309, 64.058)`
Decimal	`14339273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACCC9, 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 #DACCC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACCC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	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 #DACCC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daccc9; }
.text { color: #daccc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daccc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 204 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daccc9, #dad5c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DACCC9?: #DACCC9 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 #DACCC9?: The RGB value is 218, 204, 201: 218 red, 204 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACCC9?: The complementary color is #C9D7DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACCC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.