What color is #DAE6E9?

#DAE6E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan known as Airy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Airy?

The RGB value is 218, 230, 233: 218 red, 230 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Airy?

The complementary color is #E9DDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE6E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Airy color: hex code #DAE6E9

#DAE6E9 rgb(218, 230, 233)

Shades of gray

Airy has the hex code #DAE6E9. It is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 90.2% green and 91.4% blue (218, 230, 233).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 25% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

Airy (#DAE6E9) color codes

HEX	`#DAE6E9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 230, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 90.2%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 25%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.5, -3.42, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.5, 4.45, 219.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.915, 77.382, 88.222)`
Decimal	`14345961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Airy, 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 #DAE6E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE6E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	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 #DAE6E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae6e9; }
.text { color: #dae6e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae6e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 230 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae6e9, #dadfe9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

See #DAE6E9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DAE6E9?: #DAE6E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan known as Airy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Airy?: The RGB value is 218, 230, 233: 218 red, 230 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Airy?: The complementary color is #E9DDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE6E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.