What color is #DACCD8?

#DACCD8 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 #DACCD8?

The RGB value is 218, 204, 216: 218 red, 204 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACCD8?

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

Is black or white text better on #DACCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACCD8 color

#DACCD8 rgb(218, 204, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DACCD8 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 80% green and 84.7% blue (218, 204, 216).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 16% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#DACCD8 color codes

HEX	`#DACCD8`
RGB	`rgb(218, 204, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 80%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 16%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.47, 6.97, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.47, 8.14, 328.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.899, 63.05, 73.809)`
Decimal	`14339288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACCD8, 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 #DACCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #DACCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daccd8; }
.text { color: #daccd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daccd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 204 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daccd8, #daccd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DACCD8?: #DACCD8 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 #DACCD8?: The RGB value is 218, 204, 216: 218 red, 204 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACCD8?: The complementary color is #CCDACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.