What color is #DAE8D0?

#DAE8D0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE8D0?

The RGB value is 218, 232, 208: 218 red, 232 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE8D0?

The complementary color is #DED0E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE8D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE8D0 color

#DAE8D0 rgb(218, 232, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE8D0 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 91% green and 81.6% blue (218, 232, 208).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 34% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint (#D7E7D0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#DAE8D0 color codes

HEX	`#DAE8D0`
RGB	`rgb(218, 232, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 91%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 34%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.4, -8.92, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.4, 13.46, 131.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.153, 77.172, 70.915)`
Decimal	`14346448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE8D0, 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 #DAE8D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE8D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	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 #DAE8D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae8d0; }
.text { color: #dae8d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae8d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 232 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae8d0, #d0e8d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAE8D0?: #DAE8D0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE8D0?: The RGB value is 218, 232, 208: 218 red, 232 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE8D0?: The complementary color is #DED0E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE8D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.