What color is #DADECD?

#DADECD 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 #DADECD?

The RGB value is 218, 222, 205: 218 red, 222 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADECD?

The complementary color is #D1CDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADECD color

#DADECD rgb(218, 222, 205)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 87.1% green and 80.4% blue (218, 222, 205).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Smell of Garlic (#D9DDCB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#DADECD color codes

HEX	`#DADECD`
RGB	`rgb(218, 222, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.75, -4.34, 7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.75, 8.98, 118.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.053, 71.556, 68.078)`
Decimal	`14343885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADECD, 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 #DADECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	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 #DADECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadecd; }
.text { color: #dadecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 222 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadecd, #d2decd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DADECD?: #DADECD 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 #DADECD?: The RGB value is 218, 222, 205: 218 red, 222 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADECD?: The complementary color is #D1CDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.