What color is #DCADBA?

#DCADBA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCADBA?

The RGB value is 220, 173, 186: 220 red, 173 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCADBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCADBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCADBA color

#DCADBA rgb(220, 173, 186)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 67.8% green and 72.9% blue (220, 173, 186).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 40% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mental Floss (#DEB4C5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#DCADBA color codes

HEX	`#DCADBA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 173, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 67.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 40%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.23, 19.13, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.23, 19.13, 359.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.322, 48.65, 53.026)`
Decimal	`14462394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCADBA, 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 #DCADBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCADBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #DCADBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcadba; }
.text { color: #dcadba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcadba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 173 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcadba, #dcb8ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCADBA?: #DCADBA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCADBA?: The RGB value is 220, 173, 186: 220 red, 173 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCADBA?: The complementary color is #ADDCCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCADBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.