What color is #DEE6F1?

#DEE6F1 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE6F1?

The RGB value is 222, 230, 241: 222 red, 230 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE6F1?

The complementary color is #F1E9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE6F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE6F1 color

#DEE6F1 rgb(222, 230, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEE6F1 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 90.2% green and 94.5% blue (222, 230, 241).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 40% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Moon (#E0E6F0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#DEE6F1 color codes

HEX	`#DEE6F1`
RGB	`rgb(222, 230, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 90.2%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 40%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91, -0.6, -6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91, 6.28, 264.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.295, 78.473, 94.435)`
Decimal	`14608113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE6F1, 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 #DEE6F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE6F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	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 #DEE6F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee6f1; }
.text { color: #dee6f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee6f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 230 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee6f1, #e0def1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DEE6F1?: #DEE6F1 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE6F1?: The RGB value is 222, 230, 241: 222 red, 230 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE6F1?: The complementary color is #F1E9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE6F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.