What color is #DEE9E6?

#DEE9E6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE9E6?

The RGB value is 222, 233, 230: 222 red, 233 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE9E6?

The complementary color is #E9DEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE9E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE9E6 color

#DEE9E6 rgb(222, 233, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEE9E6 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 91.4% green and 90.2% blue (222, 233, 230).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 20% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Blue (#DBE7E3), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.9:1).

#DEE9E6 color codes

HEX	`#DEE9E6`
RGB	`rgb(222, 233, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 91.4%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 20%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.47, -4.2, 0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.47, 4.21, 177.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.543, 79.52, 86.322)`
Decimal	`14608870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE9E6, 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 #DEE9E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE9E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	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 #DEE9E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee9e6; }
.text { color: #dee9e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee9e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 233 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee9e6, #dee6e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DEE9E6?: #DEE9E6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE9E6?: The RGB value is 222, 233, 230: 222 red, 233 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE9E6?: The complementary color is #E9DEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE9E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.