What color is #DAE2DE?

#DAE2DE is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE2DE?

The RGB value is 218, 226, 222: 218 red, 226 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE2DE?

The complementary color is #E2DADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE2DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE2DE color

#DAE2DE rgb(218, 226, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAE2DE is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 88.6% green and 87.1% blue (218, 226, 222).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 12% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Blue (#DBE7E3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.91:1).

#DAE2DE color codes

HEX	`#DAE2DE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 226, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 88.6%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 12%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.19, -3.41, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.19, 3.56, 163.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.292, 74.572, 79.836)`
Decimal	`14344926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE2DE, 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 #DAE2DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE2DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.91:1	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 #DAE2DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae2de; }
.text { color: #dae2de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae2de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 226 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae2de, #dae2e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DAE2DE?: #DAE2DE is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE2DE?: The RGB value is 218, 226, 222: 218 red, 226 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE2DE?: The complementary color is #E2DADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE2DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.