What color is #DAE0F4?

#DAE0F4 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE0F4?

The RGB value is 218, 224, 244: 218 red, 224 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE0F4?

The complementary color is #F4EEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE0F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE0F4 color

#DAE0F4 rgb(218, 224, 244)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DAE0F4 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 87.8% green and 95.7% blue (218, 224, 244).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 54% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#DAE0F4 color codes

HEX	`#DAE0F4`
RGB	`rgb(218, 224, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 87.8%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 54%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.27, 1.8, -10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.27, 10.57, 279.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.895, 74.748, 96.21)`
Decimal	`14344436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE0F4, 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 #DAE0F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE0F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #DAE0F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae0f4; }
.text { color: #dae0f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae0f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 224 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae0f4, #e1daf4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DAE0F4?: #DAE0F4 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE0F4?: The RGB value is 218, 224, 244: 218 red, 224 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE0F4?: The complementary color is #F4EEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE0F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.