What color is #DAF3EC?

#DAF3EC is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAF3EC?

The RGB value is 218, 243, 236: 218 red, 243 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAF3EC?

The complementary color is #F3DAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAF3EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAF3EC color

#DAF3EC rgb(218, 243, 236)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAF3EC is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 95.3% green and 92.5% blue (218, 243, 236).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 51% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.01:1).

#DAF3EC color codes

HEX	`#DAF3EC`
RGB	`rgb(218, 243, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 95.3%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 51%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.91, -9.46, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.91, 9.48, 176.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.101, 85.061, 91.75)`
Decimal	`14349292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAF3EC, 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 #DAF3EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAF3EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	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 #DAF3EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daf3ec; }
.text { color: #daf3ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daf3ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 243 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daf3ec, #daedf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DAF3EC?: #DAF3EC is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAF3EC?: The RGB value is 218, 243, 236: 218 red, 243 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAF3EC?: The complementary color is #F3DAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAF3EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.