What color is #DEECEB?

#DEECEB is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEECEB?

The RGB value is 222, 236, 235: 222 red, 236 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEECEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEECEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEECEB color

#DEECEB rgb(222, 236, 235)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEECEB is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 92.5% green and 92.2% blue (222, 236, 235).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 27% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Free Spirit (#DEEEED), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#DEECEB color codes

HEX	`#DEECEB`
RGB	`rgb(222, 236, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 92.5%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 27%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.36, -4.81, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.36, 4.94, 193.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.112, 81.518, 90.358)`
Decimal	`14609643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEECEB, 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 #DEECEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEECEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	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 #DEECEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deeceb; }
.text { color: #deeceb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deeceb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 236 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deeceb, #dee6ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DEECEB?: #DEECEB is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEECEB?: The RGB value is 222, 236, 235: 222 red, 236 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEECEB?: The complementary color is #ECDEDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEECEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.