What color is #DEE9F4?

#DEE9F4 is a very light, moderate azure known as Freeze Up. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Freeze Up?

The RGB value is 222, 233, 244: 222 red, 233 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Freeze Up?

The complementary color is #F4E9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE9F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Freeze Up color: hex code #DEE9F4

#DEE9F4 rgb(222, 233, 244)

Shades of blue

Freeze Up has the hex code #DEE9F4. It is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 91.4% green and 95.7% blue (222, 233, 244).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 50% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

Freeze Up (#DEE9F4) color codes

HEX	`#DEE9F4`
RGB	`rgb(222, 233, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 91.4%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 50%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.84, -1.57, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.84, 6.76, 256.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.589, 80.338, 97.095)`
Decimal	`14608884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Freeze Up, 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 #DEE9F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE9F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	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 #DEE9F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee9f4; }
.text { color: #dee9f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee9f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 233 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee9f4, #dedef4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

See #DEE9F4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DEE9F4?: #DEE9F4 is a very light, moderate azure known as Freeze Up. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Freeze Up?: The RGB value is 222, 233, 244: 222 red, 233 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Freeze Up?: The complementary color is #F4E9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE9F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.