What color is #DFDEDA?

#DFDEDA is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghosted. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDEDA?

The RGB value is 223, 222, 218: 223 red, 222 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDEDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DFDEDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDEDA color

#DFDEDA rgb(223, 222, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFDEDA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.1% green and 85.5% blue (223, 222, 218).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 7% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ghosted (#E2E0DC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#DFDEDA color codes

HEX	`#DFDEDA`
RGB	`rgb(223, 222, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 7%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 2%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.44, -0.37, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.44, 2.11, 100.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.206, 72.993, 76.759)`
Decimal	`14671578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDEDA, 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 #DFDEDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDEDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #DFDEDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfdeda; }
.text { color: #dfdeda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdeda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 222 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfdeda, #dedfda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DFDEDA?: #DFDEDA is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghosted. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDEDA?: The RGB value is 223, 222, 218: 223 red, 222 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDEDA?: The complementary color is #DADBDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDEDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.