What color is #DEF3EF?

#DEF3EF is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bone-Chilling. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEF3EF?

The RGB value is 222, 243, 239: 222 red, 243 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEF3EF?

The complementary color is #F3DEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEF3EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEF3EF color

#DEF3EF rgb(222, 243, 239)

Shades of teal

The hex color #DEF3EF is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 95.3% green and 93.7% blue (222, 243, 239).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 47% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bone-Chilling (#E1F2F0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#DEF3EF color codes

HEX	`#DEF3EF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 243, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 95.3%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 47%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.25, -7.61, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.25, 7.62, 183.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.751, 85.862, 94.121)`
Decimal	`14611439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEF3EF, 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 #DEF3EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEF3EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	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 #DEF3EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #def3ef; }
.text { color: #def3ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #def3ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 243 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #def3ef, #deecf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DEF3EF?: #DEF3EF is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bone-Chilling. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEF3EF?: The RGB value is 222, 243, 239: 222 red, 243 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEF3EF?: The complementary color is #F3DEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEF3EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.