What color is #DAF5E2?

#DAF5E2 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Toxic Latte. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAF5E2?

The RGB value is 218, 245, 226: 218 red, 245 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAF5E2?

The complementary color is #F5DAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAF5E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAF5E2 color

#DAF5E2 rgb(218, 245, 226)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAF5E2 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 96.1% green and 88.6% blue (218, 245, 226).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 57% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Toxic Latte (#E1F8E7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.14:1).

#DAF5E2 color codes

HEX	`#DAF5E2`
RGB	`rgb(218, 245, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 96.1%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 57%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.18, -12.3, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.18, 13.76, 153.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.29, 85.7, 84.512)`
Decimal	`14349794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAF5E2, 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 #DAF5E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAF5E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.14:1	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 #DAF5E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daf5e2; }
.text { color: #daf5e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daf5e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 245 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daf5e2, #daf5f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAF5E2?: #DAF5E2 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Toxic Latte. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAF5E2?: The RGB value is 218, 245, 226: 218 red, 245 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAF5E2?: The complementary color is #F5DAED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAF5E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.