What color is #DAEDF2?

#DAEDF2 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAEDF2?

The RGB value is 218, 237, 242: 218 red, 237 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEDF2?

The complementary color is #F2DFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAEDF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEDF2 color

#DAEDF2 rgb(218, 237, 242)

Shades of teal

The hex color #DAEDF2 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 92.9% green and 94.9% blue (218, 237, 242).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 48% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cold (#D2EAF1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#DAEDF2 color codes

HEX	`#DAEDF2`
RGB	`rgb(218, 237, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 92.9%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 48%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.52, -5.28, -4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.52, 6.98, 220.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.221, 81.883, 95.829)`
Decimal	`14347762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEDF2, 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 #DAEDF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEDF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	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 #DAEDF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daedf2; }
.text { color: #daedf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daedf2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 237 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daedf2, #dae1f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DAEDF2?: #DAEDF2 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEDF2?: The RGB value is 218, 237, 242: 218 red, 237 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEDF2?: The complementary color is #F2DFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEDF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.