What color is #DAEAEF?

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

What is the RGB value of #DAEAEF?

The RGB value is 218, 234, 239: 218 red, 234 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEAEF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAEAEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEAEF color

#DAEAEF rgb(218, 234, 239)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 91.8% green and 93.7% blue (218, 234, 239).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Dreamstress (#D6E5EA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#DAEAEF color codes

HEX	`#DAEAEF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 234, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 91.8%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.68, -4.33, -4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.68, 6.06, 224.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.913, 79.982, 93.189)`
Decimal	`14346991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEAEF, 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 #DAEAEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEAEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	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 #DAEAEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daeaef; }
.text { color: #daeaef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daeaef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 234 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daeaef, #dadfef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DAEAEF?: #DAEAEF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dreamstress. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEAEF?: The RGB value is 218, 234, 239: 218 red, 234 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEAEF?: The complementary color is #EFDFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEAEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.