What color is #DAE5EB?

#DAE5EB is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE5EB?

The RGB value is 218, 229, 235: 218 red, 229 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE5EB?

The complementary color is #EBE0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE5EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE5EB color

#DAE5EB rgb(218, 229, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAE5EB is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 89.8% green and 92.2% blue (218, 229, 235).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cityscape (#DAE3E7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#DAE5EB color codes

HEX	`#DAE5EB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 229, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 89.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 30%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.29, -2.53, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.29, 4.89, 238.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.925, 76.941, 89.643)`
Decimal	`14345707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE5EB, 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 #DAE5EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE5EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	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 #DAE5EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae5eb; }
.text { color: #dae5eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae5eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 229 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae5eb, #daddeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DAE5EB?: #DAE5EB is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE5EB?: The RGB value is 218, 229, 235: 218 red, 229 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE5EB?: The complementary color is #EBE0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE5EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.