What color is #DAEBF2?

#DAEBF2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ocean Breeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAEBF2?

The RGB value is 218, 235, 242: 218 red, 235 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEBF2?

The complementary color is #F2E1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAEBF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEBF2 color

#DAEBF2 rgb(218, 235, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DAEBF2 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 92.2% green and 94.9% blue (218, 235, 242).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 48% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Ocean Breeze (#D3E5EB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#DAEBF2 color codes

HEX	`#DAEBF2`
RGB	`rgb(218, 235, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 92.2%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 48%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.01, -4.26, -5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.01, 6.81, 231.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.645, 80.732, 95.637)`
Decimal	`14347250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEBF2, 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 #DAEBF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEBF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	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 #DAEBF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daebf2; }
.text { color: #daebf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daebf2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 235 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daebf2, #dadff2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DAEBF2?: #DAEBF2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ocean Breeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEBF2?: The RGB value is 218, 235, 242: 218 red, 235 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEBF2?: The complementary color is #F2E1DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEBF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.