What color is #DEE1DF?

#DEE1DF is a light gray, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE1DF?

The RGB value is 222, 225, 223: 222 red, 225 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE1DF?

The complementary color is #E1DEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE1DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE1DF color

#DEE1DF rgb(222, 225, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEE1DF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 88.2% green and 87.5% blue (222, 225, 223).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 5% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Shaving Cream (#E1E5E5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.94:1).

#DEE1DF color codes

HEX	`#DEE1DF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 225, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 88.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 5%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 1%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.26, -1.37, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.26, 1.5, 155.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.366, 74.708, 80.511)`
Decimal	`14606815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE1DF, 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 #DEE1DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE1DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.94:1	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 #DEE1DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee1df; }
.text { color: #dee1df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee1df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 225 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee1df, #dee1e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DEE1DF?: #DEE1DF is a light gray, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE1DF?: The RGB value is 222, 225, 223: 222 red, 225 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE1DF?: The complementary color is #E1DEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE1DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.