What color is #DACDD9?

#DACDD9 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 #DACDD9?

The RGB value is 218, 205, 217: 218 red, 205 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACDD9?

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

Is black or white text better on #DACDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACDD9 color

#DACDD9 rgb(218, 205, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DACDD9 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 80.4% green and 85.1% blue (218, 205, 217).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.72:1).

#DACDD9 color codes

HEX	`#DACDD9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 205, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 80.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.75, 6.63, -4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.75, 7.91, 326.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.267, 63.578, 74.571)`
Decimal	`14339545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACDD9, 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 #DACDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	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 #DACDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacdd9; }
.text { color: #dacdd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacdd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 205 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacdd9, #dacdd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DACDD9?: #DACDD9 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 #DACDD9?: The RGB value is 218, 205, 217: 218 red, 205 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACDD9?: The complementary color is #CDDACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.