What color is #DFD8E1?

#DFD8E1 is a very light, grayish magenta known as Pastel Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pastel Day?

The RGB value is 223, 216, 225: 223 red, 216 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pastel Day?

The complementary color is #DAE1D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD8E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pastel Day color: hex code #DFD8E1

#DFD8E1 rgb(223, 216, 225)

Shades of gray

Pastel Day has the hex code #DFD8E1. It is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.7% green and 88.2% blue (223, 216, 225).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 13% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

Pastel Day (#DFD8E1) color codes

HEX	`#DFD8E1`
RGB	`rgb(223, 216, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 84.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 13%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.11, 4, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.11, 5.36, 318.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.576, 70.236, 81.164)`
Decimal	`14670049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pastel Day, 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 #DFD8E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD8E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #DFD8E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd8e1; }
.text { color: #dfd8e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd8e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 216 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd8e1, #e1d8df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

See #DFD8E1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DFD8E1?: #DFD8E1 is a very light, grayish magenta known as Pastel Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pastel Day?: The RGB value is 223, 216, 225: 223 red, 216 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pastel Day?: The complementary color is #DAE1D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD8E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.