What color is #DADCE5?

#DADCE5 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DADCE5?

The RGB value is 218, 220, 229: 218 red, 220 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADCE5?

The complementary color is #E5E3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADCE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADCE5 color

#DADCE5 rgb(218, 220, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DADCE5 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 86.3% green and 89.8% blue (218, 220, 229).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 17% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Cloud (#DDDFE8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#DADCE5 color codes

HEX	`#DADCE5`
RGB	`rgb(218, 220, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 86.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 17%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.85, 0.99, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.85, 4.74, 282.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.647, 71.749, 84.346)`
Decimal	`14343397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADCE5, 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 #DADCE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADCE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #DADCE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadce5; }
.text { color: #dadce5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadce5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 220 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadce5, #dddae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DADCE5?: #DADCE5 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DADCE5?: The RGB value is 218, 220, 229: 218 red, 220 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADCE5?: The complementary color is #E5E3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADCE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.