What color is #DAE9E1?

#DAE9E1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE9E1?

The RGB value is 218, 233, 225: 218 red, 233 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE9E1?

The complementary color is #E9DAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE9E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE9E1 color

#DAE9E1 rgb(218, 233, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAE9E1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 91.4% green and 88.2% blue (218, 233, 225).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 25% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Clair de Lune (#DBE9DF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#DAE9E1 color codes

HEX	`#DAE9E1`
RGB	`rgb(218, 233, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 91.4%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 25%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.06, -6.44, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.06, 6.79, 161.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.64, 78.619, 82.62)`
Decimal	`14346721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE9E1, 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 #DAE9E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE9E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	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 #DAE9E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae9e1; }
.text { color: #dae9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae9e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 233 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae9e1, #dae9e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAE9E1?: #DAE9E1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE9E1?: The RGB value is 218, 233, 225: 218 red, 233 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE9E1?: The complementary color is #E9DAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE9E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.