What color is #DFDEDF?

#DFDEDF is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Lake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDEDF?

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

What is the complementary color of #DFDEDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DFDEDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDEDF color

#DFDEDF rgb(223, 222, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFDEDF is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 2% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Silver Lake (#DEDDDD), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.65:1).

#DFDEDF color codes

HEX	`#DFDEDF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 222, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.1%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 2%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 0%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.57, 0.52, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.57, 0.64, 324.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.87, 73.258, 80.257)`
Decimal	`14671583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDEDF, 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 #DFDEDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDEDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.65:1	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 #DFDEDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DFDEDF?: #DFDEDF is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Lake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDEDF?: The RGB value is 223, 222, 223: 223 red, 222 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDEDF?: The complementary color is #DEDFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDEDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.