What color is #DAEAD4?

#DAEAD4 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 #DAEAD4?

The RGB value is 218, 234, 212: 218 red, 234 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEAD4?

The complementary color is #E4D4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAEAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEAD4 color

#DAEAD4 rgb(218, 234, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAEAD4 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 91.8% green and 83.1% blue (218, 234, 212).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 34% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% 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 16.7:1).

#DAEAD4 color codes

HEX	`#DAEAD4`
RGB	`rgb(218, 234, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 91.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 34%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.01, -9.25, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.01, 12.82, 136.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.218, 78.504, 73.728)`
Decimal	`14346964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEAD4, 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 #DAEAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	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 #DAEAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daead4; }
.text { color: #daead4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daead4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 234 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daead4, #d4ead9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAEAD4?: #DAEAD4 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 #DAEAD4?: The RGB value is 218, 234, 212: 218 red, 234 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEAD4?: The complementary color is #E4D4EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.