What color is #DEE7E8?

#DEE7E8 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE7E8?

The RGB value is 222, 231, 232: 222 red, 231 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE7E8?

The complementary color is #E8DFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE7E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE7E8 color

#DEE7E8 rgb(222, 231, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEE7E8 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 90.6% green and 91% blue (222, 231, 232).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 18% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Serene (#DCE3E4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.7:1).

#DEE7E8 color codes

HEX	`#DEE7E8`
RGB	`rgb(222, 231, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 90.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 18%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.01, -2.81, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.01, 3.2, 208.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.263, 78.507, 87.622)`
Decimal	`14608360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE7E8, 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 #DEE7E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE7E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	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 #DEE7E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee7e8; }
.text { color: #dee7e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee7e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 231 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee7e8, #dee2e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DEE7E8?: #DEE7E8 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE7E8?: The RGB value is 222, 231, 232: 222 red, 231 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE7E8?: The complementary color is #E8DFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE7E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.