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#DAECEC Color

#DAECEC is rgb(218, 236, 236) in RGB, hsl(180, 32%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chrome (#DBE4EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAECEC
HEX#DAECEC
RGBrgb(218, 236, 236)
HSLhsl(180, 32%, 89%)
HSVhsv(180, 8%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(93% 0.019 196.8)
LABlab(92.05% -6.16 -2.15)
LCHlch(92.05% 6.52 199.25)

What #DAECEC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DAECEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#DAECEC Channel Values

How #DAECEC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 218 · G 236 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 32% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 8% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAECEC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAECEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAECEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAECEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DAECEC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAECEC.

How #DAECEC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DAECEC
Protanopia#E9E9EC
Protanomaly#E3EAEC
Deuteranopia#E6E6EC
Deuteranomaly#E1E9EC
Tritanopia#DAECEC
Tritanomaly#DAECEC
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAECEC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-daecec: #DAECEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAECEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-daecec': '#DAECEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.925, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_daecec">#DAECEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAECEC"

More Teal Colors

#DAECEC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAECEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAECEC?

#DAECEC is a lightest teal — rgb(218, 236, 236) in RGB and hsl(180, 32%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chrome (#DBE4EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #DAECEC?

#DAECEC is rgb(218, 236, 236) — red 218, green 236, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAECEC?

#DAECEC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAECEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAECEC scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAECEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAECEC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is azure (#F0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 6.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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