What color is #DAEDD8?

#DAEDD8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Silky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAEDD8?

The RGB value is 218, 237, 216: 218 red, 237 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEDD8?

The complementary color is #EBD8ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAEDD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEDD8 color

#DAEDD8 rgb(218, 237, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAEDD8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 92.9% green and 84.7% blue (218, 237, 216).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Silky Mint (#D7ECD9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#DAEDD8 color codes

HEX	`#DAEDD8`
RGB	`rgb(218, 237, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 92.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.88, -10.06, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.88, 12.88, 141.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.59, 80.431, 76.706)`
Decimal	`14347736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEDD8, 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 #DAEDD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEDD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	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 #DAEDD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daedd8; }
.text { color: #daedd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daedd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 237 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daedd8, #d8ede1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAEDD8?: #DAEDD8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Silky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEDD8?: The RGB value is 218, 237, 216: 218 red, 237 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEDD8?: The complementary color is #EBD8ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEDD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.