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#DABEC0 Color

#DABEC0 is rgb(218, 190, 192) in RGB, hsl(356, 27%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Pink (#ECCFCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DABEC0
HEX#DABEC0
RGBrgb(218, 190, 192)
HSLhsl(356, 27%, 80%)
HSVhsv(356, 13%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.032 12.9)
LABlab(79.45% 10.52 2.85)
LCHlch(79.45% 10.90 15.17)

What #DABEC0 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 #DABEC0, 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.

#DABEC0 Channel Values

How #DABEC0 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 190 · B 1928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 27% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 13% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 12% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DABEC0 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DABEC0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DABEC0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DABEC0; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DABEC0

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DABEC0.

How #DABEC0 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#DABEC0
Protanopia#C3C3C0
Protanomaly#CDC1C0
Deuteranopia#C8C8BF
Deuteranomaly#CFC4BF
Tritanopia#DABEBE
Tritanomaly#DABEBF
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DABEC0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dabec0: #DABEC0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DABEC0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dabec0': '#DABEC0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.745, blue: 0.753)
Android XML<color name="color_dabec0">#DABEC0</color>
SVG fillfill="#DABEC0"

More Red Colors

#DABEC0 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DABEC0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DABEC0?

#DABEC0 is a lightest red — rgb(218, 190, 192) in RGB and hsl(356, 27%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Pink (#ECCFCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #DABEC0?

#DABEC0 is rgb(218, 190, 192) — red 218, green 190, and blue 192 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DABEC0?

#DABEC0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DABEC0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DABEC0 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DABEC0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DABEC0 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 11.04, which is visibly different.

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