What color is #DAFEFA?

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

What is the RGB value of #DAFEFA?

The RGB value is 218, 254, 250: 218 red, 254 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAFEFA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAFEFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAFEFA color

#DAFEFA rgb(218, 254, 250)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 99.6% green and 98% blue (218, 254, 250).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 95% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cold Canada (#DBFFFE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.54:1).

#DAFEFA color codes

HEX	`#DAFEFA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 254, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 99.6%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 95%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 14%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.1, -12.28, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.1, 12.44, 189.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.606, 92.689, 104.015)`
Decimal	`14352122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAFEFA, 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 #DAFEFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAFEFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.54:1	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 #DAFEFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dafefa; }
.text { color: #dafefa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dafefa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 254 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dafefa, #daf0fe); }

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Questions

What color is #DAFEFA?: #DAFEFA is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Cold Canada. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAFEFA?: The RGB value is 218, 254, 250: 218 red, 254 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAFEFA?: The complementary color is #FEDADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAFEFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.