What color is #DFE0DF?

#DFE0DF is a light gray, closest to the named color Kingly Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE0DF?

The RGB value is 223, 224, 223: 223 red, 224 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE0DF?

The complementary color is #E0DFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE0DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE0DF color

#DFE0DF rgb(223, 224, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFE0DF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.8% green and 87.5% blue (223, 224, 223).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Kingly Cloud (#DEDEDE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#DFE0DF color codes

HEX	`#DFE0DF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 224, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 0%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.08, -0.52, 0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.08, 0.64, 144.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.404, 74.327, 80.435)`
Decimal	`14672095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE0DF, 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 #DFE0DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE0DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #DFE0DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe0df; }
.text { color: #dfe0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe0df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 224 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe0df, #dfe0e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DFE0DF?: #DFE0DF is a light gray, closest to the named color Kingly Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE0DF?: The RGB value is 223, 224, 223: 223 red, 224 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE0DF?: The complementary color is #E0DFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE0DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.