What color is #DAF2EB?

#DAF2EB 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 #DAF2EB?

The RGB value is 218, 242, 235: 218 red, 242 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAF2EB?

The complementary color is #F2DAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAF2EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAF2EB color

#DAF2EB rgb(218, 242, 235)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAF2EB is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 94.9% green and 92.2% blue (218, 242, 235).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 48% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% 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 17.88:1).

#DAF2EB color codes

HEX	`#DAF2EB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 242, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 94.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 48%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.63, -9.15, 0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.63, 9.17, 175.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.658, 84.407, 90.887)`
Decimal	`14349035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAF2EB, 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 #DAF2EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAF2EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	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 #DAF2EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daf2eb; }
.text { color: #daf2eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daf2eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 242 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daf2eb, #daedf2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DAF2EB?: #DAF2EB 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 #DAF2EB?: The RGB value is 218, 242, 235: 218 red, 242 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAF2EB?: The complementary color is #F2DAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAF2EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.