What color is #DFD9DC?

#DFD9DC is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pebble Beach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD9DC?

The RGB value is 223, 217, 220: 223 red, 217 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD9DC?

The complementary color is #D9DFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD9DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD9DC color

#DFD9DC rgb(223, 217, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFD9DC is a very light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.1% green and 86.3% blue (223, 217, 220).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 9% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pebble Beach (#DED8DC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#DFD9DC color codes

HEX	`#DFD9DC`
RGB	`rgb(223, 217, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 85.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 9%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.23, 2.58, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.23, 2.68, 343.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.161, 70.481, 77.71)`
Decimal	`14670300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD9DC, 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 #DFD9DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD9DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #DFD9DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd9dc; }
.text { color: #dfd9dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd9dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 217 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd9dc, #dfd9d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DFD9DC?: #DFD9DC is a very light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pebble Beach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD9DC?: The RGB value is 223, 217, 220: 223 red, 217 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD9DC?: The complementary color is #D9DFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD9DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.