#DEE3DF Color

#DEE3DF is rgb(222, 227, 223) in RGB, hsl(132, 8%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Platinum (#E5E4E2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEE3DF

HEX#DEE3DF

RGBrgb(222, 227, 223)

HSLhsl(132, 8%, 88%)

HSVhsv(132, 2%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.008 151.9)

LABlab(89.76% -2.28 1.34)

LCHlch(89.76% 2.64 149.54)

What #DEE3DF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DEE3DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Platinum#E5E4E2ΔE 2.53 Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 3.32 Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 4.33 Timberwolf#DBD7D2ΔE 4.97 Alabaster#EDEAE0ΔE 5.31 Light Gray#D3D3D3ΔE 5.84

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every white in the library.

#DEE3DF Channel Values

How #DEE3DF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 222 · G 227 · B 223	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 132° · S 8% · L 88%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 132° · S 2% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.3:1 vs white · 16.16:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEE3DF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEE3DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEE3DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEE3DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DEE3DF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DEE3DF.

How #DEE3DF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DEE3DF

Protanopia#E2E2DF

Protanomaly#E1E2DF

Deuteranopia#E1E1DF

Deuteranomaly#E0E2DF

Tritanopia#DFE3E3

Tritanomaly#DEE3E1

Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEE3DF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dee3df: #DEE3DF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEE3DF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dee3df': '#DEE3DF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.890, blue: 0.875)

Android XML<color name="color_dee3df">#DEE3DF</color>

SVG fillfill="#DEE3DF"

More White Colors

#DEE3DF sits in the white family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

dcdcdc ffffff dedede fcfcfc e0e0e0 fafafa e3e3e3 fafaf9 e4e4e7 f7f7f7 e5e4e2 f5f5f5 e5e5e5 e6e6e6 e7e5e4 e8e8e8 ebebeb ededed f0f0f0 f2f2f2 f4f4f5 f5f5f4 dbdbdb

#DEE3DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEE3DF?

#DEE3DF is a lightest white — rgb(222, 227, 223) in RGB and hsl(132, 8%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Platinum (#E5E4E2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.53.

What is the RGB value of #DEE3DF?

#DEE3DF is rgb(222, 227, 223) — red 222, green 227, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEE3DF?

#DEE3DF converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEE3DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEE3DF scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEE3DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEE3DF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 3.32, which is very hard to tell apart.

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