What color is #DEE4E2?

#DEE4E2 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE4E2?

The RGB value is 222, 228, 226: 222 red, 228 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE4E2?

The complementary color is #E4DEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE4E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE4E2 color

#DEE4E2 rgb(222, 228, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEE4E2 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89.4% green and 88.6% blue (222, 228, 226).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 10% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Serene (#DCE3E4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#DEE4E2 color codes

HEX	`#DEE4E2`
RGB	`rgb(222, 228, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89.4%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 10%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 3%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.09, -2.37, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.09, 2.39, 173.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.593, 76.507, 82.932)`
Decimal	`14607586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE4E2, 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 #DEE4E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE4E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #DEE4E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee4e2; }
.text { color: #dee4e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee4e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 228 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee4e2, #dee3e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DEE4E2?: #DEE4E2 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE4E2?: The RGB value is 222, 228, 226: 222 red, 228 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE4E2?: The complementary color is #E4DEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE4E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.