What color is #DAE6CB?

#DAE6CB 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 #DAE6CB?

The RGB value is 218, 230, 203: 218 red, 230 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE6CB?

The complementary color is #D7CBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE6CB color

#DAE6CB rgb(218, 230, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE6CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 90.2% green and 79.6% blue (218, 230, 203).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 35% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#DAE6CB color codes

HEX	`#DAE6CB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 230, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 90.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 35%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.77, -8.75, 11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.77, 14.69, 126.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.988, 75.811, 67.539)`
Decimal	`14345931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE6CB, 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 #DAE6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #DAE6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae6cb; }
.text { color: #dae6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 230 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae6cb, #cde6cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DAE6CB?: #DAE6CB 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 #DAE6CB?: The RGB value is 218, 230, 203: 218 red, 230 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE6CB?: The complementary color is #D7CBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.