What color is #DAFBF6?

#DAFBF6 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Cold Canada. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAFBF6?

The RGB value is 218, 251, 246: 218 red, 251 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAFBF6?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAFBF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.11:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAFBF6 color

#DAFBF6 rgb(218, 251, 246)

Shades of white

The hex color #DAFBF6 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 98.4% green and 96.5% blue (218, 251, 246).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 80% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cold Canada (#DBFFFE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.11:1).

#DAFBF6 color codes

HEX	`#DAFBF6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 251, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 98.4%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 80%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 13%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.23, -11.56, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.23, 11.62, 185.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.041, 90.552, 100.432)`
Decimal	`14351350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAFBF6, 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 #DAFBF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAFBF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.11:1	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 #DAFBF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dafbf6; }
.text { color: #dafbf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dafbf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 251 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dafbf6, #daeffb); }

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Questions

What color is #DAFBF6?: #DAFBF6 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Cold Canada. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAFBF6?: The RGB value is 218, 251, 246: 218 red, 251 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAFBF6?: The complementary color is #FBDADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAFBF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.11:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.