What color is #DAFFFE?

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

What is the RGB value of #DAFFFE?

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

What is the complementary color of #DAFFFE?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAFFFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.72:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAFFFE color

#DAFFFE rgb(218, 255, 254)

Shades of teal

The hex color #DAFFFE is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 100% green and 99.6% blue (218, 255, 254).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cold Canada (#DBFFFE), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.72:1).

#DAFFFE color codes

HEX	`#DAFFFE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 255, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 100%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.46, -12, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.46, 12.5, 196.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.558, 93.579, 107.46)`
Decimal	`14352382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAFFFE, 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 #DAFFFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAFFFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.72:1	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 #DAFFFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dafffe; }
.text { color: #dafffe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dafffe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 255 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dafffe, #daeeff); }

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Questions

What color is #DAFFFE?: #DAFFFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cold Canada. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAFFFE?: The RGB value is 218, 255, 254: 218 red, 255 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAFFFE?: The complementary color is #FFDADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAFFFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.72:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.