What color is #DADCD3?

#DADCD3 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADCD3?

The RGB value is 218, 220, 211: 218 red, 220 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADCD3?

The complementary color is #D5D3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADCD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADCD3 color

#DADCD3 rgb(218, 220, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DADCD3 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 86.3% green and 82.7% blue (218, 220, 211).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 11% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#DADCD3 color codes

HEX	`#DADCD3`
RGB	`rgb(218, 220, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 86.3%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 11%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 4%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.39, -2.28, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.39, 4.76, 118.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.263, 70.795, 71.789)`
Decimal	`14343379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADCD3, 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 #DADCD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADCD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	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 #DADCD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadcd3; }
.text { color: #dadcd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadcd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 220 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadcd3, #d6dcd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DADCD3?: #DADCD3 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADCD3?: The RGB value is 218, 220, 211: 218 red, 220 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADCD3?: The complementary color is #D5D3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADCD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.