What color is #DAFFB9?

#DAFFB9 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAFFB9?

The RGB value is 218, 255, 185: 218 red, 255 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAFFB9?

The complementary color is #DEB9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAFFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.99:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAFFB9 color

#DAFFB9 rgb(218, 255, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #DAFFB9 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 100% green and 72.5% blue (218, 255, 185).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lime Mist (#DDFFAA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.99:1).

#DAFFB9 color codes

HEX	`#DAFFB9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 255, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 100%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.97, -23.83, 29.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.97, 38.03, 128.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.429, 89.927, 59.379)`
Decimal	`14352313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAFFB9, 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 #DAFFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAFFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.99:1	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 #DAFFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daffb9; }
.text { color: #daffb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daffb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 255 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daffb9, #b9ffbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #DAFFB9?: #DAFFB9 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAFFB9?: The RGB value is 218, 255, 185: 218 red, 255 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAFFB9?: The complementary color is #DEB9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAFFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.99:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.