What color is #DAD0DB?

#DAD0DB 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 #DAD0DB?

The RGB value is 218, 208, 219: 218 red, 208 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD0DB?

The complementary color is #D1DBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD0DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD0DB color

#DAD0DB rgb(218, 208, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAD0DB is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 81.6% green and 85.9% blue (218, 208, 219).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 13% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#DAD0DB color codes

HEX	`#DAD0DB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 208, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 81.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 13%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.55, 5.41, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.55, 6.85, 322.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.254, 65.132, 76.191)`
Decimal	`14340315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD0DB, 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 #DAD0DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD0DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	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 #DAD0DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad0db; }
.text { color: #dad0db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad0db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 208 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad0db, #dbd0d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DAD0DB?: #DAD0DB 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 #DAD0DB?: The RGB value is 218, 208, 219: 218 red, 208 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD0DB?: The complementary color is #D1DBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD0DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.