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#DAAAB1 Color

#DAAAB1 is rgb(218, 170, 177) in RGB, hsl(351, 39%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAAAB1
HEX#DAAAB1
RGBrgb(218, 170, 177)
HSLhsl(351, 39%, 76%)
HSVhsv(351, 22%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.057 8.7)
LABlab(74.24% 18.90 3.51)
LCHlch(74.24% 19.22 10.53)

What #DAAAB1 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DAAAB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#DAAAB1 Channel Values

How #DAAAB1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 218 · G 170 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 39% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 22% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 19% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAAAB1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAAAB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAAAB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #DAAAB1

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAAAB1.

How #DAAAB1 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DAAAB1
Protanopia#B3B3B1
Protanomaly#C4B0B1
Deuteranopia#BCBCAF
Deuteranomaly#C9B5B0
Tritanopia#D9ABAB
Tritanomaly#DAABAD
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAAAB1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-daaab1: #DAAAB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAAAB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-daaab1': '#DAAAB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.667, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_daaab1">#DAAAB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAAAB1"

More Red Colors

#DAAAB1 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAAAB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAAAB1?

#DAAAB1 is a light red — rgb(218, 170, 177) in RGB and hsl(351, 39%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.8.

What is the RGB value of #DAAAB1?

#DAAAB1 is rgb(218, 170, 177) — red 218, green 170, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAAAB1?

#DAAAB1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAAAB1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAAAB1 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAAAB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAAAB1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 11.04, which is visibly different.

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