What color is #DADBE1?

#DADBE1 is a very light, grayish blue known as Big Fish to Fry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADBE1?

The RGB value is 218, 219, 225: 218 red, 219 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADBE1?

The complementary color is #E1E0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADBE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADBE1 color

#DADBE1 rgb(218, 219, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DADBE1 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 85.9% green and 88.2% blue (218, 219, 225).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 10% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

This exact color is also called Big Fish to Fry.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.2:1).

#DADBE1 color codes

HEX	`#DADBE1`
RGB	`rgb(218, 219, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 85.9%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 10%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 3%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.49, 0.76, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.49, 3.15, 283.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.833, 71.005, 81.351)`
Decimal	`14343137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADBE1, 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 #DADBE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADBE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.2:1	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 #DADBE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadbe1; }
.text { color: #dadbe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadbe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 219 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadbe1, #dddae1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DADBE1?: #DADBE1 is a very light, grayish blue known as Big Fish to Fry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADBE1?: The RGB value is 218, 219, 225: 218 red, 219 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADBE1?: The complementary color is #E1E0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADBE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.