What color is #DADDC8?

#DADDC8 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADDC8?

The RGB value is 218, 221, 200: 218 red, 221 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADDC8?

The complementary color is #CBC8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADDC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADDC8 color

#DADDC8 rgb(218, 221, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #DADDC8 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 86.7% green and 78.4% blue (218, 221, 200).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 24% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#DADDC8 color codes

HEX	`#DADDC8`
RGB	`rgb(218, 221, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 86.7%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 24%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.38, -4.66, 9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.38, 11, 115.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.194, 70.789, 64.861)`
Decimal	`14343624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADDC8, 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 #DADDC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADDC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	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 #DADDC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daddc8; }
.text { color: #daddc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daddc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 221 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daddc8, #cfddc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DADDC8?: #DADDC8 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADDC8?: The RGB value is 218, 221, 200: 218 red, 221 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADDC8?: The complementary color is #CBC8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADDC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.