What color is #DAEADD?

#DAEADD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAEADD?

The RGB value is 218, 234, 221: 218 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEADD?

The complementary color is #EADAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAEADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEADD color

#DAEADD rgb(218, 234, 221)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 91.8% green and 86.7% blue (218, 234, 221).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 28% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cryo Freeze (#DDECE0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.79:1).

#DAEADD color codes

HEX	`#DAEADD`
RGB	`rgb(218, 234, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 91.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 28%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.22, -7.67, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.22, 8.88, 149.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.385, 78.971, 79.875)`
Decimal	`14346973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEADD, 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 #DAEADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.79:1	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 #DAEADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daeadd; }
.text { color: #daeadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daeadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 234 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daeadd, #daeae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAEADD?: #DAEADD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEADD?: The RGB value is 218, 234, 221: 218 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEADD?: The complementary color is #EADAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.