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Colour

#DAE5DC

  • #DAE5DC
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DAE5DC is a green with RGB values 218, 229, 220 and HSL 131°, 17%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DAE5DC#DAE5DC
HEX#DAE5DC
RGBrgb(218, 229, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.898, 0.8627
RGB percentages85.5%, 89.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(130.9, 17.5%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.9, 4.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK4.8%, 0%, 3.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,345,692
CSS custom property--colour: #DAE5DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.22:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#251A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E3DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E2DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D9E5E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.5Light grey · ΔE 8.2White smoke · ΔE 9Honeydew · ΔE 9.3Linen · ΔE 9.3Mint cream · ΔE 9.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5DAE3
Analogous#DDE5DA, #DAE5E2
Triadic#DCDAE5, #E5DCDA
Split complementary#E2DAE5, #E5DADD
Tetradic#DADDE5, #E5DAE3, #E5E2DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8FAF8
Darker −10%#BCD0C0
Darker −20%#9EBBA3
Darker −30%#80A687
Darker −40%#648F6C
More saturated +25%#D2EDD7
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R218
G229
B220
Red218 (85.5%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue130.91°
Saturation (HSL)17.46%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DA · G E5 · B DC

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