What color is #DEE4ED?

#DEE4ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE4ED?

The RGB value is 222, 228, 237: 222 red, 228 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE4ED?

The complementary color is #EDE7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE4ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE4ED color

#DEE4ED rgb(222, 228, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEE4ED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89.4% green and 92.9% blue (222, 228, 237).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 29% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Moon (#E0E6F0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#DEE4ED color codes

HEX	`#DEE4ED`
RGB	`rgb(222, 228, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89.4%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 29%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.38, -0.33, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.38, 5.08, 266.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.151, 77.13, 91.138)`
Decimal	`14607597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE4ED, 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 #DEE4ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE4ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	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 #DEE4ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee4ed; }
.text { color: #dee4ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee4ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 228 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee4ed, #e0deed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DEE4ED?: #DEE4ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE4ED?: The RGB value is 222, 228, 237: 222 red, 228 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE4ED?: The complementary color is #EDE7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE4ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.