What color is #DAE5F5?

#DAE5F5 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE5F5?

The RGB value is 218, 229, 245: 218 red, 229 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE5F5?

The complementary color is #F5EADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE5F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE5F5 color

#DAE5F5 rgb(218, 229, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DAE5F5 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 89.8% green and 96.1% blue (218, 229, 245).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 57% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Cold Shoulder (#D4E0EF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#DAE5F5 color codes

HEX	`#DAE5F5`
RGB	`rgb(218, 229, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 89.8%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 57%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.57, -0.59, -9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.57, 9.03, 266.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.411, 77.536, 97.467)`
Decimal	`14345717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE5F5, 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 #DAE5F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE5F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #DAE5F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae5f5; }
.text { color: #dae5f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae5f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 229 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae5f5, #dcdaf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DAE5F5?: #DAE5F5 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE5F5?: The RGB value is 218, 229, 245: 218 red, 229 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE5F5?: The complementary color is #F5EADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE5F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.