What color is #DFDFEF?

#DFDFEF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDFEF?

The RGB value is 223, 223, 239: 223 red, 223 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDFEF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DFDFEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDFEF color

#DFDFEF rgb(223, 223, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DFDFEF is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.5% green and 93.7% blue (223, 223, 239).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 33% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.94:1).

#DFDFEF color codes

HEX	`#DFDFEF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 223, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.5%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 33%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.25, 2.96, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.25, 8.33, 290.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.396, 74.695, 92.248)`
Decimal	`14671855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDFEF, 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 #DFDFEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDFEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.94:1	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 #DFDFEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfdfef; }
.text { color: #dfdfef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdfef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 223 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfdfef, #e7dfef); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DFDFEF?: #DFDFEF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDFEF?: The RGB value is 223, 223, 239: 223 red, 223 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDFEF?: The complementary color is #EFEFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDFEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.