What color is #DCA9C4?

#DCA9C4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCA9C4?

The RGB value is 220, 169, 196: 220 red, 169 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCA9C4?

The complementary color is #A9DCC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCA9C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCA9C4 color

#DCA9C4 rgb(220, 169, 196)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCA9C4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 66.3% green and 76.9% blue (220, 169, 196).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 42% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Roseate Spoonbill (#E0ADC4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#DCA9C4 color codes

HEX	`#DCA9C4`
RGB	`rgb(220, 169, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 66.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 42%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.56, 22.92, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.56, 23.83, 344.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.667, 47.579, 58.571)`
Decimal	`14461380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCA9C4, 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 #DCA9C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCA9C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #DCA9C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dca9c4; }
.text { color: #dca9c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dca9c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 169 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dca9c4, #dca9aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DCA9C4?: #DCA9C4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Roseate Spoonbill. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCA9C4?: The RGB value is 220, 169, 196: 220 red, 169 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCA9C4?: The complementary color is #A9DCC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCA9C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.