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#DEE5EA White Frost

#DEE5EA is a very light gray named White Frost. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89.8% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(222, 229, 234)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 22% saturation and 89% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #DEE5EA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.50:1.

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Variations of #DEE5EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DEE5EA 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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#DEE5EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEE5EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E1E3EA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3E5EA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2E5EA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1E3EA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0E4EA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DBE6E7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDE6E8
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E2E4E5

#DEE5EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#DEE5EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.50:1 Super#DEE5EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEE5EA in CSS

/* White Frost */
.color { color: #DEE5EA; }
.background { background-color: #DEE5EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEE5EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 229 234);
color: hsl(205 22% 89%);
color: oklch(0.918 0.010 238.5);

#DEE5EA FAQ

What color is #DEE5EA?

#DEE5EA is a very light gray. Its closest named color is White Frost. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DEE5EA?

#DEE5EA is rgb(222, 229, 234) in RGB, hsl(205, 22%, 89%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEE5EA?

The complementary color of #DEE5EA is #EAE3DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEE5EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEE5EA: 16.50:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEE5EA a warm or cool color?

#DEE5EA is a neutral color.