What color is #DAE3E7?

#DAE3E7 is a very light, grayish azure known as Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cityscape?

The RGB value is 218, 227, 231: 218 red, 227 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cityscape?

The complementary color is #E7DEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE3E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cityscape color: hex code #DAE3E7

#DAE3E7 rgb(218, 227, 231)

Shades of gray

Cityscape has the hex code #DAE3E7. It is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 89% green and 90.6% blue (218, 227, 231).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 21% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

Cityscape (#DAE3E7) color codes

HEX	`#DAE3E7`
RGB	`rgb(218, 227, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 89%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 21%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.68, -2.26, -2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.68, 3.75, 232.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.803, 75.613, 86.45)`
Decimal	`14345191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cityscape, 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 #DAE3E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE3E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	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 #DAE3E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae3e7; }
.text { color: #dae3e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae3e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 227 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae3e7, #dadce7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

See #DAE3E7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DAE3E7?: #DAE3E7 is a very light, grayish azure known as Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cityscape?: The RGB value is 218, 227, 231: 218 red, 227 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cityscape?: The complementary color is #E7DEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE3E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.