What color is #DAD0D4?

#DAD0D4 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD0D4?

The RGB value is 218, 208, 212: 218 red, 208 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD0D4?

The complementary color is #D0DAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD0D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD0D4 color

#DAD0D4 rgb(218, 208, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAD0D4 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 81.6% green and 83.1% blue (218, 208, 212).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 12% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#DAD0D4 color codes

HEX	`#DAD0D4`
RGB	`rgb(218, 208, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 81.6%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 12%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.37, 4.15, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.37, 4.22, 349.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.351, 64.771, 71.439)`
Decimal	`14340308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD0D4, 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 #DAD0D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD0D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #DAD0D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad0d4; }
.text { color: #dad0d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad0d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 208 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad0d4, #dad1d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DAD0D4?: #DAD0D4 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD0D4?: The RGB value is 218, 208, 212: 218 red, 208 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD0D4?: The complementary color is #D0DAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD0D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.