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#DADCD6 Color

#DADCD6 is rgb(218, 220, 214) in RGB, hsl(80, 8%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Timberwolf (#DBD7D2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DADCD6
HEX#DADCD6
RGBrgb(218, 220, 214)
HSLhsl(80, 8%, 85%)
HSVhsv(80, 3%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.008 121.6)
LABlab(87.48% -1.50 2.71)
LCHlch(87.48% 3.09 119.04)

What #DADCD6 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 #DADCD6, 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 gray in the library.

#DADCD6 Channel Values

How #DADCD6 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 220 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 8% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 3% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DADCD6 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DADCD6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DADCD6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DADCD6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DADCD6

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 #DADCD6.

How #DADCD6 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#DADCD6
Protanopia#DCDCD6
Protanomaly#DBDCD6
Deuteranopia#DBDBD6
Deuteranomaly#DBDCD6
Tritanopia#DBDBDB
Tritanomaly#DADCD9
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DADCD6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dadcd6: #DADCD6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DADCD6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dadcd6': '#DADCD6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.863, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_dadcd6">#DADCD6</color>
SVG fillfill="#DADCD6"

More Gray Colors

#DADCD6 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DADCD6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DADCD6?

#DADCD6 is a lightest gray — rgb(218, 220, 214) in RGB and hsl(80, 8%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Timberwolf (#DBD7D2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.61.

What is the RGB value of #DADCD6?

#DADCD6 is rgb(218, 220, 214) — red 218, green 220, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DADCD6?

#DADCD6 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DADCD6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DADCD6 scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DADCD6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DADCD6 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 gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 3.11, which is very hard to tell apart.

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