What color is #DAE8EE?

#DAE8EE is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dreamstress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAE8EE?

The RGB value is 218, 232, 238: 218 red, 232 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAE8EE?

The complementary color is #EEE0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAE8EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAE8EE color

#DAE8EE rgb(218, 232, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAE8EE is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 91% green and 93.3% blue (218, 232, 238).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dreamstress (#D6E5EA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.76:1).

#DAE8EE color codes

HEX	`#DAE8EE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 232, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 91%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.14, -3.5, -4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.14, 5.71, 232.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.199, 78.791, 92.224)`
Decimal	`14346478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAE8EE, 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 #DAE8EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAE8EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	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 #DAE8EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dae8ee; }
.text { color: #dae8ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae8ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 232 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dae8ee, #dadeee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DAE8EE?: #DAE8EE is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dreamstress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAE8EE?: The RGB value is 218, 232, 238: 218 red, 232 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAE8EE?: The complementary color is #EEE0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAE8EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.