What color is #DEE3E4?

#DEE3E4 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE3E4?

The RGB value is 222, 227, 228: 222 red, 227 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE3E4?

The complementary color is #E4DFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE3E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE3E4 color

#DEE3E4 rgb(222, 227, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEE3E4 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89% green and 89.4% blue (222, 227, 228).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 10% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Cloud (#DBE0E1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

#DEE3E4 color codes

HEX	`#DEE3E4`
RGB	`rgb(222, 227, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 10%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 3%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.89, -1.49, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.89, 1.84, 215.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.594, 76.069, 84.295)`
Decimal	`14607332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE3E4, 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 #DEE3E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE3E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	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 #DEE3E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee3e4; }
.text { color: #dee3e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee3e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 227 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee3e4, #dee0e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DEE3E4?: #DEE3E4 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE3E4?: The RGB value is 222, 227, 228: 222 red, 227 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE3E4?: The complementary color is #E4DFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE3E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.