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#DEECED Winter’s Breath

#DEECED is a very light white named Winter’s Breath. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 92.5% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(222, 236, 237)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 29% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #DEECED is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.33:1.

#DEECED color conversion

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Variations of #DEECED

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.

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E7E8ED
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EAEBED
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7EBED
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E7E8ED
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4EAED
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DAEDEC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCECED
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E9E9E9
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E6EAEA

#DEECED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.21:1 Very poor#DEECED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.33:1 Super#DEECED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEECED in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 236 237);
color: hsl(184 29% 90%);
color: oklch(0.933 0.015 202.0);

#DEECED FAQ

What color is #DEECED?

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

What is the RGB value of #DEECED?

#DEECED is rgb(222, 236, 237) in RGB, hsl(184, 29%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEECED?

The complementary color of #DEECED is #EDDFDE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEECED?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEECED: 17.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEECED a warm or cool color?

#DEECED is a neutral color.