What color is #DFE4E5?

#DFE4E5 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE4E5?

The RGB value is 223, 228, 229: 223 red, 228 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE4E5?

The complementary color is #E5E0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE4E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE4E5 color

#DFE4E5 rgb(223, 228, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFE4E5 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 89.4% green and 89.8% blue (223, 228, 229).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 10% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Shaving Cream (#E1E5E5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.37:1).

#DFE4E5 color codes

HEX	`#DFE4E5`
RGB	`rgb(223, 228, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 89.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 10%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 3%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.24, -1.49, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.24, 1.84, 215.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.315, 76.832, 85.134)`
Decimal	`14673125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE4E5, 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 #DFE4E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE4E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.37:1	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 #DFE4E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe4e5; }
.text { color: #dfe4e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe4e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 228 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe4e5, #dfe1e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DFE4E5?: #DFE4E5 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE4E5?: The RGB value is 223, 228, 229: 223 red, 228 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE4E5?: The complementary color is #E5E0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE4E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.