What color is #DAE6D9?

#DAE6D9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE6D9?

The RGB value is 218, 230, 217: 218 red, 230 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE6D9?

The complementary color is #E5D9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE6D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE6D9 color

#DAE6D9 rgb(218, 230, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE6D9 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 90.2% green and 85.1% blue (218, 230, 217).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 21% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Frost (#D7E5D8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#DAE6D9 color codes

HEX	`#DAE6D9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 230, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 90.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 21%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 6%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.09, -6.35, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.09, 8.05, 142.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.732, 76.508, 76.726)`
Decimal	`14345945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE6D9, 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 #DAE6D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE6D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #DAE6D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae6d9; }
.text { color: #dae6d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae6d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 230 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae6d9, #d9e6df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAE6D9?: #DAE6D9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE6D9?: The RGB value is 218, 230, 217: 218 red, 230 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE6D9?: The complementary color is #E5D9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE6D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.