What color is #DFD8D5?

#DFD8D5 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Marble Quarry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD8D5?

The RGB value is 223, 216, 213: 223 red, 216 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD8D5?

The complementary color is #D5DCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD8D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD8D5 color

#DFD8D5 rgb(223, 216, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFD8D5 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.7% green and 83.5% blue (223, 216, 213).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 14% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Marble Quarry (#E2DCD7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#DFD8D5 color codes

HEX	`#DFD8D5`
RGB	`rgb(223, 216, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 84.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 14%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.8, 1.87, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.8, 2.98, 51.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.996, 69.604, 72.843)`
Decimal	`14670037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD8D5, 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 #DFD8D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD8D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #DFD8D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd8d5; }
.text { color: #dfd8d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd8d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 216 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd8d5, #dfddd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DFD8D5?: #DFD8D5 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Marble Quarry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD8D5?: The RGB value is 223, 216, 213: 223 red, 216 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD8D5?: The complementary color is #D5DCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD8D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.