What color is #DAE3E6?

#DAE3E6 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE3E6?

The RGB value is 218, 227, 230: 218 red, 227 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE3E6?

The complementary color is #E6DDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE3E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE3E6 color

#DAE3E6 rgb(218, 227, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAE3E6 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 89% green and 90.2% blue (218, 227, 230).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 19% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Cityscape (#DAE3E7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#DAE3E6 color codes

HEX	`#DAE3E6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 227, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 89%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 19%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.65, -2.45, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.65, 3.5, 225.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.663, 75.556, 85.709)`
Decimal	`14345190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE3E6, 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 #DAE3E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE3E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #DAE3E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae3e6; }
.text { color: #dae3e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae3e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 227 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae3e6, #dadde6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DAE3E6?: #DAE3E6 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE3E6?: The RGB value is 218, 227, 230: 218 red, 227 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE3E6?: The complementary color is #E6DDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE3E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.