What color is #DAE0E2?

#DAE0E2 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE0E2?

The RGB value is 218, 224, 226: 218 red, 224 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE0E2?

The complementary color is #E2DCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE0E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE0E2 color

#DAE0E2 rgb(218, 224, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAE0E2 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 87.8% green and 88.6% blue (218, 224, 226).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 12% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Cloud (#DBE0E1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#DAE0E2 color codes

HEX	`#DAE0E2`
RGB	`rgb(218, 224, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.8%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 12%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.78, -1.64, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.78, 2.35, 225.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.294, 73.707, 82.513)`
Decimal	`14344418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE0E2, 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 #DAE0E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE0E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #DAE0E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae0e2; }
.text { color: #dae0e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae0e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 224 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae0e2, #dadce2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DAE0E2?: #DAE0E2 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE0E2?: The RGB value is 218, 224, 226: 218 red, 224 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE0E2?: The complementary color is #E2DCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE0E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.