What color is #DFE2E0?

#DFE2E0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE2E0?

The RGB value is 223, 226, 224: 223 red, 226 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE2E0?

The complementary color is #E2DFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE2E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE2E0 color

#DFE2E0 rgb(223, 226, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFE2E0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 88.6% green and 87.8% blue (223, 226, 224).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 5% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Shaving Cream (#E1E5E5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#DFE2E0 color codes

HEX	`#DFE2E0`
RGB	`rgb(223, 226, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 88.6%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 5%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 1%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.61, -1.37, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.61, 1.5, 155.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.08, 75.462, 81.328)`
Decimal	`14672608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE2E0, 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 #DFE2E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE2E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	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 #DFE2E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe2e0; }
.text { color: #dfe2e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe2e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 226 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe2e0, #dfe2e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DFE2E0?: #DFE2E0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE2E0?: The RGB value is 223, 226, 224: 223 red, 226 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE2E0?: The complementary color is #E2DFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE2E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.