What color is #DAE6DB?

#DAE6DB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE6DB?

The RGB value is 218, 230, 219: 218 red, 230 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE6DB?

The complementary color is #E6DAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE6DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE6DB color

#DAE6DB rgb(218, 230, 219)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE6DB is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 90.2% green and 85.9% blue (218, 230, 219).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 19% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Clair de Lune (#DBE9DF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.32:1).

#DAE6DB color codes

HEX	`#DAE6DB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 230, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 90.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 19%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.14, -5.99, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.14, 7.19, 146.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.994, 76.613, 78.104)`
Decimal	`14345947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE6DB, 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 #DAE6DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE6DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.32:1	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 #DAE6DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae6db; }
.text { color: #dae6db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae6db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 230 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae6db, #dae6e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAE6DB?: #DAE6DB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE6DB?: The RGB value is 218, 230, 219: 218 red, 230 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE6DB?: The complementary color is #E6DAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE6DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.