What color is #DADEE7?

#DADEE7 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 #DADEE7?

The RGB value is 218, 222, 231: 218 red, 222 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DADEE7?

The complementary color is #E7E3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DADEE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DADEE7 color

#DADEE7 rgb(218, 222, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DADEE7 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 87.1% green and 90.6% blue (218, 222, 231).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 21% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Cloud (#DDDFE8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#DADEE7 color codes

HEX	`#DADEE7`
RGB	`rgb(218, 222, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.1%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 21%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.41, 0.32, -4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.41, 4.87, 273.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.456, 72.917, 86.001)`
Decimal	`14343911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DADEE7, 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 #DADEE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DADEE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	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 #DADEE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dadee7; }
.text { color: #dadee7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dadee7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 222 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dadee7, #dcdae7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DADEE7?: #DADEE7 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 #DADEE7?: The RGB value is 218, 222, 231: 218 red, 222 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DADEE7?: The complementary color is #E7E3DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DADEE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.