What color is #DAEBD7?

#DAEBD7 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 #DAEBD7?

The RGB value is 218, 235, 215: 218 red, 235 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEBD7?

The complementary color is #E8D7EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAEBD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEBD7 color

#DAEBD7 rgb(218, 235, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAEBD7 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 92.2% green and 84.3% blue (218, 235, 215).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 33% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Lichen (#DFEDDA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.85:1).

#DAEBD7 color codes

HEX	`#DAEBD7`
RGB	`rgb(218, 235, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 92.2%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 33%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.34, -9.23, 7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.34, 12.07, 139.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.885, 79.228, 75.835)`
Decimal	`14347223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEBD7, 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 #DAEBD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEBD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	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 #DAEBD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daebd7; }
.text { color: #daebd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daebd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 235 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daebd7, #d7ebde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAEBD7?: #DAEBD7 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 #DAEBD7?: The RGB value is 218, 235, 215: 218 red, 235 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEBD7?: The complementary color is #E8D7EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEBD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.