What color is #DADFD4?

#DADFD4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADFD4?

The RGB value is 218, 223, 212: 218 red, 223 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADFD4?

The complementary color is #D9D4DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADFD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADFD4 color

#DADFD4 rgb(218, 223, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #DADFD4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 87.5% green and 83.1% blue (218, 223, 212).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 15% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Water Lily (#DDE3D5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#DADFD4 color codes

HEX	`#DADFD4`
RGB	`rgb(218, 223, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.5%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 15%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.18, -3.65, 4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.18, 6.03, 127.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.183, 72.434, 72.716)`
Decimal	`14344148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADFD4, 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 #DADFD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADFD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #DADFD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadfd4; }
.text { color: #dadfd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadfd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 223 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadfd4, #d5dfd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DADFD4?: #DADFD4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADFD4?: The RGB value is 218, 223, 212: 218 red, 223 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADFD4?: The complementary color is #D9D4DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADFD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.