What color is #DAD2DB?

#DAD2DB is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD2DB?

The RGB value is 218, 210, 219: 218 red, 210 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD2DB?

The complementary color is #D3DBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD2DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD2DB color

#DAD2DB rgb(218, 210, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAD2DB is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 82.4% green and 85.9% blue (218, 210, 219).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 11% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Day (#DFD8E1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#DAD2DB color codes

HEX	`#DAD2DB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 210, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 82.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 11%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 4%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.05, 4.36, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.05, 5.56, 321.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.744, 66.113, 76.354)`
Decimal	`14340827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD2DB, 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 #DAD2DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD2DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #DAD2DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad2db; }
.text { color: #dad2db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad2db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 210 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad2db, #dbd2d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DAD2DB?: #DAD2DB is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD2DB?: The RGB value is 218, 210, 219: 218 red, 210 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD2DB?: The complementary color is #D3DBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD2DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.