What color is #DFDFD6?

#DFDFD6 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDFD6?

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

What is the complementary color of #DFDFD6?

The complementary color is #D6D6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFDFD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDFD6 color

#DFDFD6 rgb(223, 223, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFDFD6 is a very light, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#DFDFD6 color codes

HEX	`#DFDFD6`
RGB	`rgb(223, 223, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.6, -1.58, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.6, 4.68, 109.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.955, 73.319, 74.125)`
Decimal	`14671830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDFD6, 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 #DFDFD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDFD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	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 #DFDFD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfdfd6; }
.text { color: #dfdfd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdfd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 223 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfdfd6, #dbdfd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DFDFD6?: #DFDFD6 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDFD6?: The RGB value is 223, 223, 214: 223 red, 223 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDFD6?: The complementary color is #D6D6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDFD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.