What color is #DFD5D9?

#DFD5D9 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD5D9?

The RGB value is 223, 213, 217: 223 red, 213 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD5D9?

The complementary color is #D5DFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD5D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD5D9 color

#DFD5D9 rgb(223, 213, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFD5D9 is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 83.5% green and 85.1% blue (223, 213, 217).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 14% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Mosque (#E2D9DB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#DFD5D9 color codes

HEX	`#DFD5D9`
RGB	`rgb(223, 213, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 83.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 14%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.15, 4.13, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.15, 4.2, 349.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.748, 68.287, 75.296)`
Decimal	`14669273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD5D9, 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 #DFD5D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD5D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #DFD5D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd5d9; }
.text { color: #dfd5d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd5d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 213 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd5d9, #dfd6d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DFD5D9?: #DFD5D9 is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Forgotten Mosque. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD5D9?: The RGB value is 223, 213, 217: 223 red, 213 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD5D9?: The complementary color is #D5DFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD5D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.