What color is #DAEBED?

#DAEBED is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAEBED?

The RGB value is 218, 235, 237: 218 red, 235 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEBED?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAEBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEBED color

#DAEBED rgb(218, 235, 237)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 92.2% green and 92.9% blue (218, 235, 237).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 35% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Breath (#DEECED), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#DAEBED color codes

HEX	`#DAEBED`
RGB	`rgb(218, 235, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 92.2%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 35%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.88, -5.22, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.88, 5.97, 209.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.905, 80.436, 91.736)`
Decimal	`14347245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEBED, 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 #DAEBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	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 #DAEBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daebed; }
.text { color: #daebed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daebed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 235 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daebed, #dae1ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DAEBED?: #DAEBED is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEBED?: The RGB value is 218, 235, 237: 218 red, 235 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEBED?: The complementary color is #EDDCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.