What color is #DAD1D0?

#DAD1D0 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD1D0?

The RGB value is 218, 209, 208: 218 red, 209 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD1D0?

The complementary color is #D0D9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD1D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD1D0 color

#DAD1D0 rgb(218, 209, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAD1D0 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 82% green and 81.6% blue (218, 209, 208).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 12% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Mammoth (#DFD9DA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#DAD1D0 color codes

HEX	`#DAD1D0`
RGB	`rgb(218, 209, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 82%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 12%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.52, 2.92, 1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.52, 3.33, 28.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.098, 65.061, 68.896)`
Decimal	`14340560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD1D0, 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 #DAD1D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD1D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #DAD1D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad1d0; }
.text { color: #dad1d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad1d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 209 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad1d0, #dad6d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DAD1D0?: #DAD1D0 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD1D0?: The RGB value is 218, 209, 208: 218 red, 209 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD1D0?: The complementary color is #D0D9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD1D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.