What color is #DAFFED?

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

What is the RGB value of #DAFFED?

The RGB value is 218, 255, 237: 218 red, 255 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAFFED?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAFFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.51:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAFFED color

#DAFFED rgb(218, 255, 237)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 100% green and 92.9% blue (218, 255, 237).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Candied Snow (#D8FFF3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.51:1).

#DAFFED color codes

HEX	`#DAFFED`
RGB	`rgb(218, 255, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 100%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.04, -15.24, 4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.04, 15.93, 163.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.956, 92.538, 93.753)`
Decimal	`14352365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAFFED, 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 #DAFFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAFFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.51:1	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 #DAFFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daffed; }
.text { color: #daffed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daffed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 255 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daffed, #daffff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DAFFED?: #DAFFED is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Candied Snow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAFFED?: The RGB value is 218, 255, 237: 218 red, 255 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAFFED?: The complementary color is #FFDAEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAFFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.51:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.