What color is #DAFE4E?

#DAFE4E is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Tennis Ball. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAFE4E?

The RGB value is 218, 254, 78: 218 red, 254 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAFE4E?

The complementary color is #724EFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAFE4E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAFE4E color

#DAFE4E rgb(218, 254, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAFE4E is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 99.6% green and 30.6% blue (218, 254, 78).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 99% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Tennis Ball (#DFFF4F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.27:1).

#DAFE4E color codes

HEX	`#DAFE4E`
RGB	`rgb(218, 254, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 99.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 99%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 69%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 69%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.46, -33.95, 75.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.46, 83.22, 114.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.732, 86.339, 20.409)`
Decimal	`14351950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAFE4E, 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 #DAFE4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAFE4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	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 #DAFE4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dafe4e; }
.text { color: #dafe4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dafe4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 254 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dafe4e, #82fe4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DAFE4E?: #DAFE4E is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Tennis Ball. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAFE4E?: The RGB value is 218, 254, 78: 218 red, 254 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAFE4E?: The complementary color is #724EFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAFE4E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.