What color is #DAE7EF?

#DAE7EF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE7EF?

The RGB value is 218, 231, 239: 218 red, 231 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE7EF?

The complementary color is #EFE2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE7EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE7EF color

#DAE7EF rgb(218, 231, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DAE7EF is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 90.6% green and 93.7% blue (218, 231, 239).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Moonlight (#D5E4EC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#DAE7EF color codes

HEX	`#DAE7EF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 231, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 90.6%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.91, -2.79, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.91, 6.05, 242.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.066, 78.288, 92.906)`
Decimal	`14346223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE7EF, 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 #DAE7EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE7EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #DAE7EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae7ef; }
.text { color: #dae7ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae7ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 231 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae7ef, #dadcef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DAE7EF?: #DAE7EF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ethereal Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE7EF?: The RGB value is 218, 231, 239: 218 red, 231 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE7EF?: The complementary color is #EFE2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE7EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.