What color is #DADDCD?

#DADDCD is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADDCD?

The RGB value is 218, 221, 205: 218 red, 221 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADDCD?

The complementary color is #D0CDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADDCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADDCD color

#DADDCD rgb(218, 221, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #DADDCD is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 86.7% green and 80.4% blue (218, 221, 205).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 19% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Smell of Garlic (#D9DDCB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#DADDCD color codes

HEX	`#DADDCD`
RGB	`rgb(218, 221, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 86.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 19%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.5, -3.82, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.5, 8.42, 117.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.788, 71.026, 67.989)`
Decimal	`14343629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADDCD, 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 #DADDCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADDCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	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 #DADDCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daddcd; }
.text { color: #daddcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daddcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 221 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daddcd, #d2ddcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DADDCD?: #DADDCD is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADDCD?: The RGB value is 218, 221, 205: 218 red, 221 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADDCD?: The complementary color is #D0CDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADDCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.