What color is #DAEAEE?

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

What is the RGB value of #DAEAEE?

The RGB value is 218, 234, 238: 218 red, 234 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEAEE?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAEAEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEAEE color

#DAEAEE rgb(218, 234, 238)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAEAEE is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 91.8% green and 93.3% blue (218, 234, 238).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dreamstress (#D6E5EA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#DAEAEE color codes

HEX	`#DAEAEE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 234, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 91.8%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.65, -4.52, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.65, 5.88, 219.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.766, 79.923, 92.413)`
Decimal	`14346990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEAEE, 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 #DAEAEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEAEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	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 #DAEAEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daeaee; }
.text { color: #daeaee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daeaee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 234 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daeaee, #dae0ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DAEAEE?: #DAEAEE is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dreamstress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEAEE?: The RGB value is 218, 234, 238: 218 red, 234 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEAEE?: The complementary color is #EEDEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEAEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.