What color is #DAEBEA?

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

What is the RGB value of #DAEBEA?

The RGB value is 218, 235, 234: 218 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEBEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAEBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEBEA color

#DAEBEA rgb(218, 235, 234)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 92.2% green and 91.8% blue (218, 235, 234).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Free Spirit (#DEEEED), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#DAEBEA color codes

HEX	`#DAEBEA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 235, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 92.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 30%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.8, -5.79, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.8, 5.97, 194.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.47, 80.262, 89.447)`
Decimal	`14347242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEBEA, 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 #DAEBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #DAEBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daebea; }
.text { color: #daebea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daebea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 235 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daebea, #dae3eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DAEBEA?: #DAEBEA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEBEA?: The RGB value is 218, 235, 234: 218 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEBEA?: The complementary color is #EBDADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.