What color is #DAEFE9?

#DAEFE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAEFE9?

The RGB value is 218, 239, 233: 218 red, 239 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEFE9?

The complementary color is #EFDAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAEFE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEFE9 color

#DAEFE9 rgb(218, 239, 233)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAEFE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 93.7% green and 91.4% blue (218, 239, 233).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Light Spirited (#D8EEE7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#DAEFE9 color codes

HEX	`#DAEFE9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 239, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 93.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.8, -8.01, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.8, 8.02, 176.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.485, 82.521, 89.079)`
Decimal	`14348265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEFE9, 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 #DAEFE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEFE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #DAEFE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daefe9; }
.text { color: #daefe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daefe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 239 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daefe9, #daeaef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DAEFE9?: #DAEFE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEFE9?: The RGB value is 218, 239, 233: 218 red, 239 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEFE9?: The complementary color is #EFDAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEFE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.