What color is #DEE0E0?

#DEE0E0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Kingly Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE0E0?

The RGB value is 222, 224, 224: 222 red, 224 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE0E0?

The complementary color is #E0DEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE0E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE0E0 color

#DEE0E0 rgb(222, 224, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEE0E0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 87.8% green and 87.8% blue (222, 224, 224).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Kingly Cloud (#DEDEDE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#DEE0E0 color codes

HEX	`#DEE0E0`
RGB	`rgb(222, 224, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.8%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.03, -0.67, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.03, 0.71, 199.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.232, 74.223, 81.133)`
Decimal	`14606560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE0E0, 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 #DEE0E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE0E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #DEE0E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee0e0; }
.text { color: #dee0e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee0e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 224 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee0e0, #dedfe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DEE0E0?: #DEE0E0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Kingly Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE0E0?: The RGB value is 222, 224, 224: 222 red, 224 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE0E0?: The complementary color is #E0DEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE0E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.