What color is #DAD2C9?

#DAD2C9 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD2C9?

The RGB value is 218, 210, 201: 218 red, 210 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD2C9?

The complementary color is #C9D1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD2C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD2C9 color

#DAD2C9 rgb(218, 210, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAD2C9 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 82.4% green and 78.8% blue (218, 210, 201).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 19% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#DAD2C9 color codes

HEX	`#DAD2C9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 210, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 82.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 19%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.6, 1.2, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.6, 5.56, 77.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.501, 65.216, 64.542)`
Decimal	`14340809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD2C9, 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 #DAD2C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD2C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	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 #DAD2C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad2c9; }
.text { color: #dad2c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad2c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 210 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad2c9, #dadac9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DAD2C9?: #DAD2C9 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD2C9?: The RGB value is 218, 210, 201: 218 red, 210 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD2C9?: The complementary color is #C9D1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD2C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.