What color is #DCAFB5?

#DCAFB5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCAFB5?

The RGB value is 220, 175, 181: 220 red, 175 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCAFB5?

The complementary color is #AFDCD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCAFB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCAFB5 color

#DCAFB5 rgb(220, 175, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DCAFB5 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 68.6% green and 71% blue (220, 175, 181).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 39% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sakura (#DFB1B6), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#DCAFB5 color codes

HEX	`#DCAFB5`
RGB	`rgb(220, 175, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 68.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 39%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 18%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.58, 17.26, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.58, 17.56, 10.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.186, 49.214, 50.405)`
Decimal	`14462901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCAFB5, 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 #DCAFB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCAFB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #DCAFB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcafb5; }
.text { color: #dcafb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcafb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 175 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcafb5, #dcc0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #DCAFB5?: #DCAFB5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sakura. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCAFB5?: The RGB value is 220, 175, 181: 220 red, 175 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCAFB5?: The complementary color is #AFDCD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCAFB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.