What color is #DFE4D4?

#DFE4D4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE4D4?

The RGB value is 223, 228, 212: 223 red, 228 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE4D4?

The complementary color is #D9D4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE4D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE4D4 color

#DFE4D4 rgb(223, 228, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFE4D4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 89.4% green and 83.1% blue (223, 228, 212).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 23% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Water Lily (#DDE3D5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.19:1).

#DFE4D4 color codes

HEX	`#DFE4D4`
RGB	`rgb(223, 228, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 89.4%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 23%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 7%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.83, -4.49, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.83, 8.5, 121.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.057, 75.928, 73.239)`
Decimal	`14673108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE4D4, 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 #DFE4D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE4D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	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 #DFE4D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe4d4; }
.text { color: #dfe4d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe4d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 228 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe4d4, #d7e4d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DFE4D4?: #DFE4D4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE4D4?: The RGB value is 223, 228, 212: 223 red, 228 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE4D4?: The complementary color is #D9D4E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE4D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.