What color is #DAEFEA?

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

What is the RGB value of #DAEFEA?

The RGB value is 218, 239, 234: 218 red, 239 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEFEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAEFEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEFEA color

#DAEFEA rgb(218, 239, 234)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 93.7% green and 91.8% blue (218, 239, 234).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Light Spirited (#D8EEE7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.52:1).

#DAEFEA color codes

HEX	`#DAEFEA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 239, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 93.7%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.83, -7.82, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.83, 7.82, 179.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.628, 82.578, 89.833)`
Decimal	`14348266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEFEA, 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 #DAEFEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEFEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.52:1	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 #DAEFEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daefea; }
.text { color: #daefea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daefea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 239 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daefea, #daeaef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DAEFEA?: #DAEFEA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEFEA?: The RGB value is 218, 239, 234: 218 red, 239 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEFEA?: The complementary color is #EFDADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEFEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.