What color is #DFDCE2?

#DFDCE2 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDCE2?

The RGB value is 223, 220, 226: 223 red, 220 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDCE2?

The complementary color is #DFE2DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFDCE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDCE2 color

#DFDCE2 rgb(223, 220, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFDCE2 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 86.3% green and 88.6% blue (223, 220, 226).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 9% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is White Elephant (#DEDEE5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#DFDCE2 color codes

HEX	`#DFDCE2`
RGB	`rgb(223, 220, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 86.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 9%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 3%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.14, 2.1, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.14, 3.32, 309.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.75, 72.365, 82.23)`
Decimal	`14671074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDCE2, 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 #DFDCE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDCE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	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 #DFDCE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfdce2; }
.text { color: #dfdce2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdce2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 220 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfdce2, #e2dce2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DFDCE2?: #DFDCE2 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDCE2?: The RGB value is 223, 220, 226: 223 red, 220 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDCE2?: The complementary color is #DFE2DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDCE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.