What color is #DAEBEE?

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

What is the RGB value of #DAEBEE?

The RGB value is 218, 235, 238: 218 red, 235 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEBEE?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAEBEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.1:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEBEE color

#DAEBEE rgb(218, 235, 238)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 92.2% green and 93.3% blue (218, 235, 238).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 37% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.1:1).

#DAEBEE color codes

HEX	`#DAEBEE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 235, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 92.2%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.91, -5.03, -3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.91, 6.06, 213.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.051, 80.494, 92.508)`
Decimal	`14347246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEBEE, 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 #DAEBEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEBEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.1:1	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 #DAEBEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daebee; }
.text { color: #daebee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daebee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 235 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daebee, #dae1ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DAEBEE?: #DAEBEE is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEBEE?: The RGB value is 218, 235, 238: 218 red, 235 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEBEE?: The complementary color is #EEDDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEBEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.1:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.