What color is #DFE5D2?

#DFE5D2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE5D2?

The RGB value is 223, 229, 210: 223 red, 229 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE5D2?

The complementary color is #D8D2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE5D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE5D2 color

#DFE5D2 rgb(223, 229, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFE5D2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 89.8% green and 82.4% blue (223, 229, 210).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 27% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Mint (#E5EAD8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#DFE5D2 color codes

HEX	`#DFE5D2`
RGB	`rgb(223, 229, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 89.8%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 27%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.04, -5.34, 8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.04, 10.1, 121.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.082, 76.38, 72.011)`
Decimal	`14673362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE5D2, 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 #DFE5D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE5D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	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 #DFE5D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe5d2; }
.text { color: #dfe5d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe5d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 229 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe5d2, #d6e5d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DFE5D2?: #DFE5D2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE5D2?: The RGB value is 223, 229, 210: 223 red, 229 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE5D2?: The complementary color is #D8D2E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE5D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.