What color is #DAEDEE?

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

What is the RGB value of #DAEDEE?

The RGB value is 218, 237, 238: 218 red, 237 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEDEE?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAEDEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEDEE color

#DAEDEE rgb(218, 237, 238)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 92.9% green and 93.3% blue (218, 237, 238).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 37% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Free Spirit (#DEEEED), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#DAEDEE color codes

HEX	`#DAEDEE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 237, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 92.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 37%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.42, -6.05, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.42, 6.6, 203.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.627, 81.646, 92.7)`
Decimal	`14347758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEDEE, 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 #DAEDEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEDEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	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 #DAEDEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daedee; }
.text { color: #daedee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daedee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 237 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daedee, #dae3ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DAEDEE?: #DAEDEE is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEDEE?: The RGB value is 218, 237, 238: 218 red, 237 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEDEE?: The complementary color is #EEDBDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEDEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.