What color is #DACFDA?

#DACFDA is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACFDA?

The RGB value is 218, 207, 218: 218 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACFDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DACFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACFDA color

#DACFDA rgb(218, 207, 218)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 81.2% green and 85.5% blue (218, 207, 218).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 13% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#DACFDA color codes

HEX	`#DACFDA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 207, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 81.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 13%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.27, 5.75, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.27, 7.05, 324.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.879, 64.593, 75.419)`
Decimal	`14340058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACFDA, 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 #DACFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #DACFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacfda; }
.text { color: #dacfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 207 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacfda, #dacfd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DACFDA?: #DACFDA is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACFDA?: The RGB value is 218, 207, 218: 218 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACFDA?: The complementary color is #CFDACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.