What color is #DFE3D7?

#DFE3D7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE3D7?

The RGB value is 223, 227, 215: 223 red, 227 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE3D7?

The complementary color is #DBD7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE3D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE3D7 color

#DFE3D7 rgb(223, 227, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFE3D7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 89% green and 84.3% blue (223, 227, 215).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 18% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Washed Dollar (#E1E3D7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#DFE3D7 color codes

HEX	`#DFE3D7`
RGB	`rgb(223, 227, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 89%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 18%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.64, -3.47, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.64, 6.41, 122.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.164, 75.532, 75.16)`
Decimal	`14672855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE3D7, 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 #DFE3D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE3D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	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 #DFE3D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe3d7; }
.text { color: #dfe3d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe3d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 227 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe3d7, #d9e3d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DFE3D7?: #DFE3D7 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE3D7?: The RGB value is 223, 227, 215: 223 red, 227 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE3D7?: The complementary color is #DBD7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE3D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.