What color is #DDEAF1?

#DDEAF1 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDEAF1?

The RGB value is 221, 234, 241: 221 red, 234 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDEAF1?

The complementary color is #F1E4DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDEAF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDEAF1 color

#DDEAF1 rgb(221, 234, 241)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDEAF1 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 91.8% green and 94.5% blue (221, 234, 241).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 42% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Out Cold (#E2ECF2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#DDEAF1 color codes

HEX	`#DDEAF1`
RGB	`rgb(221, 234, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 91.8%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 42%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.94, -2.98, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.94, 5.71, 238.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.115, 80.568, 94.796)`
Decimal	`14543601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDEAF1, 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 #DDEAF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDEAF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #DDEAF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddeaf1; }
.text { color: #ddeaf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddeaf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 234 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddeaf1, #dde0f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DDEAF1?: #DDEAF1 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDEAF1?: The RGB value is 221, 234, 241: 221 red, 234 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDEAF1?: The complementary color is #F1E4DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDEAF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.