What color is #DAFDE9?

#DAFDE9 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Candied Snow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAFDE9?

The RGB value is 218, 253, 233: 218 red, 253 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAFDE9?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAFDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAFDE9 color

#DAFDE9 rgb(218, 253, 233)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAFDE9 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 99.2% green and 91.4% blue (218, 253, 233).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 90% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Candied Snow (#D8FFF3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.21:1).

#DAFDE9 color codes

HEX	`#DAFDE9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 253, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 99.2%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 90%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 14%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.43, -14.99, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.43, 16.07, 158.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.743, 91.038, 90.498)`
Decimal	`14351849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAFDE9, 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 #DAFDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAFDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.21:1	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 #DAFDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dafde9; }
.text { color: #dafde9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dafde9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 253 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dafde9, #dafdfb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAFDE9?: #DAFDE9 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Candied Snow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAFDE9?: The RGB value is 218, 253, 233: 218 red, 253 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAFDE9?: The complementary color is #FDDAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAFDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.