What color is #DFD6D3?

#DFD6D3 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD6D3?

The RGB value is 223, 214, 211: 223 red, 214 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD6D3?

The complementary color is #D3DCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD6D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD6D3 color

#DFD6D3 rgb(223, 214, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFD6D3 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 83.9% green and 82.7% blue (223, 214, 211).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 16% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

#DFD6D3 color codes

HEX	`#DFD6D3`
RGB	`rgb(223, 214, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 83.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 16%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.25, 2.56, 2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.25, 3.63, 45.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.234, 68.485, 71.345)`
Decimal	`14669523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD6D3, 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 #DFD6D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD6D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	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 #DFD6D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd6d3; }
.text { color: #dfd6d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd6d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 214 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd6d3, #dfdcd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DFD6D3?: #DFD6D3 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD6D3?: The RGB value is 223, 214, 211: 223 red, 214 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD6D3?: The complementary color is #D3DCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD6D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.