What color is #DAEEEB?

#DAEEEB is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cold Omen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAEEEB?

The RGB value is 218, 238, 235: 218 red, 238 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEEEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAEEEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEEEB color

#DAEEEB rgb(218, 238, 235)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 93.3% green and 92.2% blue (218, 238, 235).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cold Omen (#D6EAE8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#DAEEEB color codes

HEX	`#DAEEEB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 238, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 93.3%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.6, -7.13, -0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.6, 7.17, 186.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.48, 82.052, 90.495)`
Decimal	`14348011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEEEB, 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 #DAEEEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEEEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #DAEEEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daeeeb; }
.text { color: #daeeeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daeeeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 238 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daeeeb, #dae7ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DAEEEB?: #DAEEEB is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cold Omen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEEEB?: The RGB value is 218, 238, 235: 218 red, 238 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEEEB?: The complementary color is #EEDADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEEEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.