What color is #DEE4E9?

#DEE4E9 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Snow Blanket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE4E9?

The RGB value is 222, 228, 233: 222 red, 228 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE4E9?

The complementary color is #E9E3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE4E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE4E9 color

#DEE4E9 rgb(222, 228, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEE4E9 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89.4% green and 91.4% blue (222, 228, 233).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 20% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Snow Blanket (#DDE3E8), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.38:1).

#DEE4E9 color codes

HEX	`#DEE4E9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 228, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89.4%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 20%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.28, -1.08, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.28, 3.31, 250.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.573, 76.899, 88.095)`
Decimal	`14607593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE4E9, 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 #DEE4E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE4E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.38:1	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 #DEE4E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee4e9; }
.text { color: #dee4e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee4e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 228 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee4e9, #dedfe9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DEE4E9?: #DEE4E9 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Snow Blanket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE4E9?: The RGB value is 222, 228, 233: 222 red, 228 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE4E9?: The complementary color is #E9E3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE4E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.