What color is #DADCD6?

#DADCD6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Quiet Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADCD6?

The RGB value is 218, 220, 214: 218 red, 220 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADCD6?

The complementary color is #D8D6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADCD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADCD6 color

#DADCD6 rgb(218, 220, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DADCD6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 86.3% green and 83.9% blue (218, 220, 214).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 8% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Dew (#D7D9D5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#DADCD6 color codes

HEX	`#DADCD6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 220, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 86.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 8%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 3%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.46, -1.75, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.46, 3.22, 122.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.642, 70.947, 73.789)`
Decimal	`14343382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADCD6, 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 #DADCD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADCD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #DADCD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadcd6; }
.text { color: #dadcd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadcd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 220 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadcd6, #d7dcd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DADCD6?: #DADCD6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Quiet Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADCD6?: The RGB value is 218, 220, 214: 218 red, 220 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADCD6?: The complementary color is #D8D6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADCD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.