What color is #DEEEF3?

#DEEEF3 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEEEF3?

The RGB value is 222, 238, 243: 222 red, 238 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEEEF3?

The complementary color is #F3E3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEEEF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEEEF3 color

#DEEEF3 rgb(222, 238, 243)

Shades of teal

The hex color #DEEEF3 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 93.3% green and 95.3% blue (222, 238, 243).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 47% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Diamond White (#E2EFF3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#DEEEF3 color codes

HEX	`#DEEEF3`
RGB	`rgb(222, 238, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 93.3%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 47%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.08, -4.32, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.08, 6.04, 224.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.873, 83.149, 96.776)`
Decimal	`14610163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEEEF3, 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 #DEEEF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEEEF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	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 #DEEEF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deeef3; }
.text { color: #deeef3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deeef3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 238 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deeef3, #dee4f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DEEEF3?: #DEEEF3 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEEEF3?: The RGB value is 222, 238, 243: 222 red, 238 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEEEF3?: The complementary color is #F3E3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEEEF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.