What color is #DAE2F0?

#DAE2F0 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE2F0?

The RGB value is 218, 226, 240: 218 red, 226 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE2F0?

The complementary color is #F0E8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE2F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE2F0 color

#DAE2F0 rgb(218, 226, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DAE2F0 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 88.6% green and 94.1% blue (218, 226, 240).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 42% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cold Shoulder (#D4E0EF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#DAE2F0 color codes

HEX	`#DAE2F0`
RGB	`rgb(218, 226, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 88.6%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 42%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.67, -0.02, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.67, 7.73, 269.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.835, 75.589, 93.227)`
Decimal	`14344944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE2F0, 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 #DAE2F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE2F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	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 #DAE2F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae2f0; }
.text { color: #dae2f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae2f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 226 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae2f0, #dddaf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DAE2F0?: #DAE2F0 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE2F0?: The RGB value is 218, 226, 240: 218 red, 226 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE2F0?: The complementary color is #F0E8DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE2F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.