What color is #DCA9A9?

#DCA9A9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chewing Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCA9A9?

The RGB value is 220, 169, 169: 220 red, 169 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCA9A9?

The complementary color is #A9DCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCA9A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCA9A9 color

#DCA9A9 rgb(220, 169, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCA9A9 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 66.3% green and 66.3% blue (220, 169, 169).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 42% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 23% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Chewing Gum (#E6B0AF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#DCA9A9 color codes

HEX	`#DCA9A9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 169, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 66.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 42%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.84, 18.69, 7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.84, 20.05, 21.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.865, 46.458, 43.817)`
Decimal	`14461353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCA9A9, 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 #DCA9A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCA9A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #DCA9A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dca9a9; }
.text { color: #dca9a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dca9a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 169 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dca9a9, #dcc3a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCA9A9?: #DCA9A9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chewing Gum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCA9A9?: The RGB value is 220, 169, 169: 220 red, 169 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCA9A9?: The complementary color is #A9DCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCA9A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.