What color is #DAFFEB?

#DAFFEB 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 #DAFFEB?

The RGB value is 218, 255, 235: 218 red, 255 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAFFEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAFFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.48:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAFFEB color

#DAFFEB rgb(218, 255, 235)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 100% green and 92.2% blue (218, 255, 235).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Candied Snow (#D8FFF3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.48:1).

#DAFFEB color codes

HEX	`#DAFFEB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 255, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 100%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.99, -15.61, 5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.99, 16.58, 160.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.665, 92.422, 92.223)`
Decimal	`14352363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAFFEB, 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 #DAFFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAFFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.48:1	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 #DAFFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daffeb; }
.text { color: #daffeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daffeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 255 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daffeb, #dafffd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAFFEB?: #DAFFEB 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 #DAFFEB?: The RGB value is 218, 255, 235: 218 red, 255 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAFFEB?: The complementary color is #FFDAEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAFFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.48:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.