What color is #DDEAED?

#DDEAED is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Airy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDEAED?

The RGB value is 221, 234, 237: 221 red, 234 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDEAED?

The complementary color is #EDE0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDEAED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDEAED color

#DDEAED rgb(221, 234, 237)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 91.8% green and 92.9% blue (221, 234, 237).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Airy (#DAE6E9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

#DDEAED color codes

HEX	`#DDEAED`
RGB	`rgb(221, 234, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 91.8%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.83, -3.74, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.83, 4.76, 218.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.524, 80.331, 91.684)`
Decimal	`14543597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDEAED, 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 #DDEAED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDEAED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	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 #DDEAED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddeaed; }
.text { color: #ddeaed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddeaed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 234 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddeaed, #dde2ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DDEAED?: #DDEAED is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Airy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDEAED?: The RGB value is 221, 234, 237: 221 red, 234 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDEAED?: The complementary color is #EDE0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDEAED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.