What color is #DAE5D3?

#DAE5D3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE5D3?

The RGB value is 218, 229, 211: 218 red, 229 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE5D3?

The complementary color is #DED3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE5D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE5D3 color

#DAE5D3 rgb(218, 229, 211)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE5D3 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 89.8% green and 82.7% blue (218, 229, 211).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 26% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#DAE5D3 color codes

HEX	`#DAE5D3`
RGB	`rgb(218, 229, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 89.8%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 26%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.7, -6.89, 7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.7, 10.19, 132.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.689, 75.647, 72.598)`
Decimal	`14345683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE5D3, 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 #DAE5D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE5D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #DAE5D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae5d3; }
.text { color: #dae5d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae5d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 229 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae5d3, #d3e5d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAE5D3?: #DAE5D3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE5D3?: The RGB value is 218, 229, 211: 218 red, 229 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE5D3?: The complementary color is #DED3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE5D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.