What color is #DEE8F0?

#DEE8F0 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color White Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE8F0?

The RGB value is 222, 232, 240: 222 red, 232 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE8F0?

The complementary color is #F0E6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE8F0 color

#DEE8F0 rgb(222, 232, 240)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEE8F0 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 91% green and 94.1% blue (222, 232, 240).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 37% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Frost (#DEE6EC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.91:1).

#DEE8F0 color codes

HEX	`#DEE8F0`
RGB	`rgb(222, 232, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 91%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 37%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.48, -1.82, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.48, 5.35, 250.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.706, 79.533, 93.837)`
Decimal	`14608624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE8F0, 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 #DEE8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.91:1	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 #DEE8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee8f0; }
.text { color: #dee8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 232 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee8f0, #dedff0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DEE8F0?: #DEE8F0 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color White Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE8F0?: The RGB value is 222, 232, 240: 222 red, 232 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE8F0?: The complementary color is #F0E6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.