What color is #DAEEE1?

#DAEEE1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Splashdown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAEEE1?

The RGB value is 218, 238, 225: 218 red, 238 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEEE1?

The complementary color is #EEDAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAEEE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEEE1 color

#DAEEE1 rgb(218, 238, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAEEE1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 93.3% green and 88.2% blue (218, 238, 225).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Splashdown (#D4E8D8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#DAEEE1 color codes

HEX	`#DAEEE1`
RGB	`rgb(218, 238, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 93.3%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.35, -8.97, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.35, 9.84, 155.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.076, 81.49, 83.099)`
Decimal	`14348001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEEE1, 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 #DAEEE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEEE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	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 #DAEEE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daeee1; }
.text { color: #daeee1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daeee1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 238 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daeee1, #daeeeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAEEE1?: #DAEEE1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Splashdown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEEE1?: The RGB value is 218, 238, 225: 218 red, 238 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEEE1?: The complementary color is #EEDAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEEE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.