What color is #DAE3CB?

#DAE3CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE3CB?

The RGB value is 218, 227, 203: 218 red, 227 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE3CB?

The complementary color is #D4CBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE3CB color

#DAE3CB rgb(218, 227, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE3CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 89% green and 79.6% blue (218, 227, 203).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#DAE3CB color codes

HEX	`#DAE3CB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 227, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 89%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89, -7.22, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89, 12.9, 124.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.16, 74.155, 67.264)`
Decimal	`14345163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE3CB, 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 #DAE3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #DAE3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae3cb; }
.text { color: #dae3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 227 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae3cb, #cee3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DAE3CB?: #DAE3CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE3CB?: The RGB value is 218, 227, 203: 218 red, 227 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE3CB?: The complementary color is #D4CBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.