What color is #DAE4EE?

#DAE4EE is a very light, desaturated azure known as Iceberg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Iceberg?

The RGB value is 218, 228, 238: 218 red, 228 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Iceberg?

The complementary color is #EEE4DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE4EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Iceberg color: hex code #DAE4EE

#DAE4EE rgb(218, 228, 238)

Shades of blue

Iceberg has the hex code #DAE4EE. It is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 89.4% green and 93.3% blue (218, 228, 238).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.31:1).

Iceberg (#DAE4EE) color codes

HEX	`#DAE4EE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 228, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 89.4%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.12, -1.44, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.12, 6.18, 256.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.086, 76.565, 91.853)`
Decimal	`14345454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Iceberg, 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 #DAE4EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE4EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.31:1	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 #DAE4EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae4ee; }
.text { color: #dae4ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae4ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 228 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae4ee, #dadaee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

See #DAE4EE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DAE4EE?: #DAE4EE is a very light, desaturated azure known as Iceberg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Iceberg?: The RGB value is 218, 228, 238: 218 red, 228 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Iceberg?: The complementary color is #EEE4DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE4EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.