What color is #DAE8CB?

#DAE8CB 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 #DAE8CB?

The RGB value is 218, 232, 203: 218 red, 232 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE8CB?

The complementary color is #D9CBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE8CB color

#DAE8CB rgb(218, 232, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE8CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 91% green and 79.6% blue (218, 232, 203).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 39% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#DAE8CB color codes

HEX	`#DAE8CB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 232, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 91%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 39%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.29, -9.76, 12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.29, 15.88, 127.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.548, 76.93, 67.726)`
Decimal	`14346443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE8CB, 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 #DAE8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	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 #DAE8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae8cb; }
.text { color: #dae8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 232 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae8cb, #cce8cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DAE8CB?: #DAE8CB 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 #DAE8CB?: The RGB value is 218, 232, 203: 218 red, 232 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE8CB?: The complementary color is #D9CBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.