What color is #DAE7D6?

#DAE7D6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE7D6?

The RGB value is 218, 231, 214: 218 red, 231 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE7D6?

The complementary color is #E3D6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE7D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE7D6 color

#DAE7D6 rgb(218, 231, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE7D6 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 90.6% green and 83.9% blue (218, 231, 214).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 26% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Lichen (#DFEDDA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.38:1).

#DAE7D6 color codes

HEX	`#DAE7D6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 231, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 90.6%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 26%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.28, -7.38, 6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.28, 10.03, 137.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.625, 76.912, 74.783)`
Decimal	`14346198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE7D6, 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 #DAE7D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE7D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.38:1	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 #DAE7D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae7d6; }
.text { color: #dae7d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae7d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 231 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae7d6, #d6e7db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAE7D6?: #DAE7D6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE7D6?: The RGB value is 218, 231, 214: 218 red, 231 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE7D6?: The complementary color is #E3D6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE7D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.