What color is #DAEFEC?

#DAEFEC 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 #DAEFEC?

The RGB value is 218, 239, 236: 218 red, 239 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEFEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAEFEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEFEC color

#DAEFEC rgb(218, 239, 236)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 93.7% green and 92.5% blue (218, 239, 236).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cold Omen (#D6EAE8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#DAEFEC color codes

HEX	`#DAEFEC`
RGB	`rgb(218, 239, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 93.7%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.88, -7.44, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.88, 7.5, 186.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.917, 82.693, 91.355)`
Decimal	`14348268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEFEC, 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 #DAEFEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEFEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #DAEFEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daefec; }
.text { color: #daefec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daefec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 239 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daefec, #dae7ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DAEFEC?: #DAEFEC 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 #DAEFEC?: The RGB value is 218, 239, 236: 218 red, 239 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEFEC?: The complementary color is #EFDADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEFEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.