What color is #DEE8F5?

#DEE8F5 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Freeze Up. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE8F5?

The RGB value is 222, 232, 245: 222 red, 232 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE8F5?

The complementary color is #F5EBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE8F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE8F5 color

#DEE8F5 rgb(222, 232, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEE8F5 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 91% green and 96.1% blue (222, 232, 245).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 53% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Freeze Up (#DEE9F4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.97:1).

#DEE8F5 color codes

HEX	`#DEE8F5`
RGB	`rgb(222, 232, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 91%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 53%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.61, -0.86, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.61, 7.49, 263.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.459, 79.835, 97.803)`
Decimal	`14608629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE8F5, 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 #DEE8F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE8F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.97:1	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 #DEE8F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee8f5; }
.text { color: #dee8f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee8f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 232 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee8f5, #e0def5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DEE8F5?: #DEE8F5 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Freeze Up. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE8F5?: The RGB value is 222, 232, 245: 222 red, 232 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE8F5?: The complementary color is #F5EBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE8F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.