What color is #DAE3E9?

#DAE3E9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color White Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE3E9?

The RGB value is 218, 227, 233: 218 red, 227 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE3E9?

The complementary color is #E9E0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE3E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE3E9 color

#DAE3E9 rgb(218, 227, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAE3E9 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 89% green and 91.4% blue (218, 227, 233).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 25% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is White Frost (#DEE6EC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#DAE3E9 color codes

HEX	`#DAE3E9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 227, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 89%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 25%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.73, -1.88, -3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.73, 4.39, 244.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.088, 75.726, 87.946)`
Decimal	`14345193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE3E9, 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 #DAE3E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE3E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #DAE3E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae3e9; }
.text { color: #dae3e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae3e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 227 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae3e9, #dadbe9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DAE3E9?: #DAE3E9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color White Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE3E9?: The RGB value is 218, 227, 233: 218 red, 227 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE3E9?: The complementary color is #E9E0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE3E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.