What color is #DAE2DA?

#DAE2DA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE2DA?

The RGB value is 218, 226, 218: 218 red, 226 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE2DA?

The complementary color is #E2DAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE2DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE2DA color

#DAE2DA rgb(218, 226, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAE2DA is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 88.6% green and 85.5% blue (218, 226, 218).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frosty Pink (#DFE9E3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#DAE2DA color codes

HEX	`#DAE2DA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 226, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 88.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.09, -4.13, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.09, 5.09, 144.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.762, 74.36, 77.046)`
Decimal	`14344922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE2DA, 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 #DAE2DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE2DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #DAE2DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae2da; }
.text { color: #dae2da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae2da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 226 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae2da, #dae2de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DAE2DA?: #DAE2DA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE2DA?: The RGB value is 218, 226, 218: 218 red, 226 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE2DA?: The complementary color is #E2DAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE2DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.