What color is #DAE5DE?

#DAE5DE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE5DE?

The RGB value is 218, 229, 222: 218 red, 229 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE5DE?

The complementary color is #E5DAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE5DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE5DE color

#DAE5DE rgb(218, 229, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAE5DE is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 89.8% green and 87.1% blue (218, 229, 222).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 17% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Dream (#DBE7E1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

#DAE5DE color codes

HEX	`#DAE5DE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 229, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 89.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 17%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.96, -4.94, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.96, 5.39, 156.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.115, 76.218, 80.111)`
Decimal	`14345694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE5DE, 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 #DAE5DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE5DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	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 #DAE5DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae5de; }
.text { color: #dae5de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae5de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 229 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae5de, #dae5e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DAE5DE?: #DAE5DE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE5DE?: The RGB value is 218, 229, 222: 218 red, 229 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE5DE?: The complementary color is #E5DAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE5DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.