What color is #DAFBD5?

#DAFBD5 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAFBD5?

The RGB value is 218, 251, 213: 218 red, 251 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAFBD5?

The complementary color is #F6D5FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAFBD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAFBD5 color

#DAFBD5 rgb(218, 251, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAFBD5 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 98.4% green and 83.5% blue (218, 251, 213).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 83% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#DAFBD5 color codes

HEX	`#DAFBD5`
RGB	`rgb(218, 251, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 98.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 83%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 15%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.46, -17.52, 14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.46, 22.86, 140.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.418, 88.703, 76.086)`
Decimal	`14351317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAFBD5, 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 #DAFBD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAFBD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	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 #DAFBD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dafbd5; }
.text { color: #dafbd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dafbd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 251 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dafbd5, #d5fbe3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #DAFBD5?: #DAFBD5 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAFBD5?: The RGB value is 218, 251, 213: 218 red, 251 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAFBD5?: The complementary color is #F6D5FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAFBD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.