What color is #DAD8D6?

#DAD8D6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD8D6?

The RGB value is 218, 216, 214: 218 red, 216 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD8D6?

The complementary color is #D6D8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD8D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD8D6 color

#DAD8D6 rgb(218, 216, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAD8D6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 84.7% green and 83.9% blue (218, 216, 214).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 5% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Porcelain (#DDDCDB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#DAD8D6 color codes

HEX	`#DAD8D6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 216, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 84.7%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 5%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 2%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.44, 0.32, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.44, 1.27, 75.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.605, 68.872, 73.443)`
Decimal	`14342358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD8D6, 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 #DAD8D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD8D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #DAD8D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad8d6; }
.text { color: #dad8d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad8d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 216 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad8d6, #dadad6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DAD8D6?: #DAD8D6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD8D6?: The RGB value is 218, 216, 214: 218 red, 216 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD8D6?: The complementary color is #D6D8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD8D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.