What color is #DFE4CF?

#DFE4CF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE4CF?

The RGB value is 223, 228, 207: 223 red, 228 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE4CF?

The complementary color is #D4CFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE4CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE4CF color

#DFE4CF rgb(223, 228, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFE4CF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 89.4% green and 81.2% blue (223, 228, 207).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 28% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Frost (#DCE0CD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#DFE4CF color codes

HEX	`#DFE4CF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 228, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 89.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 28%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.71, -5.33, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.71, 11.04, 118.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.436, 75.68, 69.969)`
Decimal	`14673103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE4CF, 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 #DFE4CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE4CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #DFE4CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe4cf; }
.text { color: #dfe4cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe4cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 228 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe4cf, #d4e4cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DFE4CF?: #DFE4CF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE4CF?: The RGB value is 223, 228, 207: 223 red, 228 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE4CF?: The complementary color is #D4CFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE4CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.