What color is #DADCD0?

#DADCD0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADCD0?

The RGB value is 218, 220, 208: 218 red, 220 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADCD0?

The complementary color is #D2D0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADCD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADCD0 color

#DADCD0 rgb(218, 220, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #DADCD0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 86.3% green and 81.6% blue (218, 220, 208).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 15% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#DADCD0 color codes

HEX	`#DADCD0`
RGB	`rgb(218, 220, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 86.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 15%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.31, -2.8, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.31, 6.31, 116.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.89, 70.646, 69.827)`
Decimal	`14343376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADCD0, 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 #DADCD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADCD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #DADCD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadcd0; }
.text { color: #dadcd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadcd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 220 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadcd0, #d4dcd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DADCD0?: #DADCD0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADCD0?: The RGB value is 218, 220, 208: 218 red, 220 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADCD0?: The complementary color is #D2D0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADCD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.