What color is #DADECF?

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

What is the RGB value of #DADECF?

The RGB value is 218, 222, 207: 218 red, 222 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADECF?

The complementary color is #D3CFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADECF color

#DADECF rgb(218, 222, 207)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 87.1% green and 81.2% blue (218, 222, 207).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 19% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Feta (#DBE0D0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#DADECF color codes

HEX	`#DADECF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 222, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 19%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.8, -4, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.8, 7.96, 120.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.296, 71.653, 69.357)`
Decimal	`14343887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADECF, 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 #DADECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #DADECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadecf; }
.text { color: #dadecf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadecf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 222 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadecf, #d3decf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DADECF?: #DADECF is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Feta. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADECF?: The RGB value is 218, 222, 207: 218 red, 222 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADECF?: The complementary color is #D3CFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.