What color is #DEEBEA?

#DEEBEA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEEBEA?

The RGB value is 222, 235, 234: 222 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEEBEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEEBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEEBEA color

#DEEBEA rgb(222, 235, 234)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 92.2% green and 91.8% blue (222, 235, 234).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 25% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Breath (#DEECED), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#DEEBEA color codes

HEX	`#DEEBEA`
RGB	`rgb(222, 235, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 92.2%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 25%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.08, -4.48, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.08, 4.6, 192.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.681, 80.886, 89.504)`
Decimal	`14609386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEEBEA, 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 #DEEBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEEBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	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 #DEEBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deebea; }
.text { color: #deebea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deebea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 235 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deebea, #dee5eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DEEBEA?: #DEEBEA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEEBEA?: The RGB value is 222, 235, 234: 222 red, 235 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEEBEA?: The complementary color is #EBDEDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEEBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.