What color is #DFDAD6?

#DFDAD6 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 #DFDAD6?

The RGB value is 223, 218, 214: 223 red, 218 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDAD6?

The complementary color is #D6DBDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFDAD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDAD6 color

#DFDAD6 rgb(223, 218, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFDAD6 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.5% green and 83.9% blue (223, 218, 214).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 12% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Marble Quarry (#E2DCD7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#DFDAD6 color codes

HEX	`#DFDAD6`
RGB	`rgb(223, 218, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 85.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 12%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.33, 1, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.33, 2.76, 68.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.639, 70.686, 73.686)`
Decimal	`14670550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDAD6, 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 #DFDAD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDAD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #DFDAD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfdad6; }
.text { color: #dfdad6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdad6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 218 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfdad6, #dfdfd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DFDAD6?: #DFDAD6 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 #DFDAD6?: The RGB value is 223, 218, 214: 223 red, 218 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDAD6?: The complementary color is #D6DBDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDAD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.