DDEAEF

#DDEAEF closest to Winter’s Breath

#DDEAEF is a very light gray; the closest named color is Winter’s Breath. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 91.8% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(221, 234, 239)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 36% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #DDEAEF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.09:1.

#DDEAEF color conversion

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Variations of #DDEAEF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DDEAEF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DDEAEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DDEAEF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4E7EF
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7E9EF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4E9EF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4E7EF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2E8EF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9ECEB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBEBED
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E8E8E8
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E5E8EA

#DDEAEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#DDEAEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.09:1 Super#DDEAEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DDEAEF in CSS

/* Winter’s Breath */
.color { color: #DDEAEF; }
.background { background-color: #DDEAEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DDEAEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 234 239);
color: hsl(197 36% 90%);
color: oklch(0.929 0.015 222.7);

#DDEAEF FAQ

What color is #DDEAEF?

#DDEAEF is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DDEAEF?

#DDEAEF is rgb(221, 234, 239) in RGB, hsl(197, 36%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DDEAEF?

The complementary color of #DDEAEF is #EFE2DD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DDEAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DDEAEF: 17.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DDEAEF a warm or cool color?

#DDEAEF is a neutral color.