What color is #DFE1E8?

#DFE1E8 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE1E8?

The RGB value is 223, 225, 232: 223 red, 225 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE1E8?

The complementary color is #E8E6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE1E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE1E8 color

#DFE1E8 rgb(223, 225, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFE1E8 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 88.2% green and 91% blue (223, 225, 232).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 16% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Cloud (#DDDFE8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

#DFE1E8 color codes

HEX	`#DFE1E8`
RGB	`rgb(223, 225, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 88.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 16%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.56, 0.61, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.56, 3.69, 279.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.919, 75.364, 87.086)`
Decimal	`14672360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE1E8, 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 #DFE1E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE1E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	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 #DFE1E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe1e8; }
.text { color: #dfe1e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe1e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 225 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe1e8, #e2dfe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DFE1E8?: #DFE1E8 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE1E8?: The RGB value is 223, 225, 232: 223 red, 225 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE1E8?: The complementary color is #E8E6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE1E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.