What color is #DAE9D8?

#DAE9D8 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 #DAE9D8?

The RGB value is 218, 233, 216: 218 red, 233 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE9D8?

The complementary color is #E7D8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE9D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE9D8 color

#DAE9D8 rgb(218, 233, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE9D8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 91.4% green and 84.7% blue (218, 233, 216).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 28% saturation and 88% 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.63:1).

#DAE9D8 color codes

HEX	`#DAE9D8`
RGB	`rgb(218, 233, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 91.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 28%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.84, -8.05, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.84, 10.38, 140.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.445, 78.141, 76.324)`
Decimal	`14346712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE9D8, 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 #DAE9D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE9D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.63:1	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 #DAE9D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae9d8; }
.text { color: #dae9d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae9d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 233 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae9d8, #d8e9df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAE9D8?: #DAE9D8 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 #DAE9D8?: The RGB value is 218, 233, 216: 218 red, 233 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE9D8?: The complementary color is #E7D8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE9D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.