What color is #DDEAEB?

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

What is the RGB value of #DDEAEB?

The RGB value is 221, 234, 235: 221 red, 234 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDEAEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDEAEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDEAEB color

#DDEAEB rgb(221, 234, 235)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 91.8% green and 92.2% blue (221, 234, 235).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Breath (#DEECED), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#DDEAEB color codes

HEX	`#DDEAEB`
RGB	`rgb(221, 234, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 91.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 26%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.78, -4.12, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.78, 4.56, 205.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.234, 80.215, 90.153)`
Decimal	`14543595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDEAEB, 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 #DDEAEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDEAEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	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 #DDEAEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddeaeb; }
.text { color: #ddeaeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddeaeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 234 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddeaeb, #dde3eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DDEAEB?: #DDEAEB is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDEAEB?: The RGB value is 221, 234, 235: 221 red, 234 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDEAEB?: The complementary color is #EBDEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDEAEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.