What color is #DCDFE9?

#DCDFE9 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDFE9?

The RGB value is 220, 223, 233: 220 red, 223 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDFE9?

The complementary color is #E9E6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDFE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDFE9 color

#DCDFE9 rgb(220, 223, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCDFE9 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.5% green and 91.4% blue (220, 223, 233).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 23% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Cloud (#DDDFE8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#DCDFE9 color codes

HEX	`#DCDFE9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 223, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 87.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 23%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.86, 0.84, -5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.86, 5.29, 279.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.608, 73.874, 87.614)`
Decimal	`14475241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDFE9, 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 #DCDFE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDFE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #DCDFE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdfe9; }
.text { color: #dcdfe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdfe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 223 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdfe9, #e0dce9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DCDFE9?: #DCDFE9 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDFE9?: The RGB value is 220, 223, 233: 220 red, 223 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDFE9?: The complementary color is #E9E6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDFE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.