What color is #DFDFDA?

#DFDFDA is a light gray known as White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of White Bullet?

The RGB value is 223, 223, 218: 223 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of White Bullet?

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

Is black or white text better on #DFDFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

White Bullet color: hex code #DFDFDA

#DFDFDA rgb(223, 223, 218)

Shades of gray

White Bullet has the hex code #DFDFDA. It is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.5% green and 85.5% blue (223, 223, 218).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 7% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

White Bullet (#DFDFDA) color codes

HEX	`#DFDFDA`
RGB	`rgb(223, 223, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 7%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.7, -0.89, 2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.7, 2.6, 109.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.472, 73.525, 76.848)`
Decimal	`14671834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with White Bullet, 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 #DFDFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #DFDFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfdfda; }
.text { color: #dfdfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 223 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfdfda, #dddfda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

See #DFDFDA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DFDFDA?: #DFDFDA is a light gray known as White Bullet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of White Bullet?: The RGB value is 223, 223, 218: 223 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of White Bullet?: The complementary color is #DADADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.