What color is #DEEAE6?

#DEEAE6 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 #DEEAE6?

The RGB value is 222, 234, 230: 222 red, 234 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEEAE6?

The complementary color is #EADEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEEAE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEEAE6 color

#DEEAE6 rgb(222, 234, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEEAE6 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 91.8% green and 90.2% blue (222, 234, 230).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 22% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Blue (#DBE7E3), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#DEEAE6 color codes

HEX	`#DEEAE6`
RGB	`rgb(222, 234, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 91.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 22%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 5%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.72, -4.71, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.72, 4.74, 173.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.827, 80.088, 86.417)`
Decimal	`14609126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEEAE6, 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 #DEEAE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEEAE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	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 #DEEAE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deeae6; }
.text { color: #deeae6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deeae6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 234 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deeae6, #dee8ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DEEAE6?: #DEEAE6 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 #DEEAE6?: The RGB value is 222, 234, 230: 222 red, 234 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEEAE6?: The complementary color is #EADEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEEAE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.