What color is #DAEEF6?

#DAEEF6 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color On Thin Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAEEF6?

The RGB value is 218, 238, 246: 218 red, 238 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAEEF6?

The complementary color is #F6E2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAEEF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAEEF6 color

#DAEEF6 rgb(218, 238, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DAEEF6 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 93.3% green and 96.5% blue (218, 238, 246).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 61% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is On Thin Ice (#D1E8F1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#DAEEF6 color codes

HEX	`#DAEEF6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 238, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 93.3%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 61%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.89, -5.01, -6.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.89, 7.9, 230.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.119, 82.707, 99.125)`
Decimal	`14348022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAEEF6, 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 #DAEEF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAEEF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #DAEEF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daeef6; }
.text { color: #daeef6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daeef6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 238 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daeef6, #dae0f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DAEEF6?: #DAEEF6 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color On Thin Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAEEF6?: The RGB value is 218, 238, 246: 218 red, 238 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAEEF6?: The complementary color is #F6E2DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAEEF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.