What color is #DACED7?

#DACED7 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACED7?

The RGB value is 218, 206, 215: 218 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACED7?

The complementary color is #CEDAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACED7 color

#DACED7 rgb(218, 206, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DACED7 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 80.8% green and 84.3% blue (218, 206, 215).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 14% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#DACED7 color codes

HEX	`#DACED7`
RGB	`rgb(218, 206, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 80.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 14%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.94, 5.74, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.94, 6.46, 332.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.249, 63.955, 73.289)`
Decimal	`14339799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACED7, 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 #DACED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #DACED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daced7; }
.text { color: #daced7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daced7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 206 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daced7, #daced1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DACED7?: #DACED7 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACED7?: The RGB value is 218, 206, 215: 218 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACED7?: The complementary color is #CEDAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.