What color is #DFE5D9?

#DFE5D9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE5D9?

The RGB value is 223, 229, 217: 223 red, 229 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE5D9?

The complementary color is #DFD9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE5D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE5D9 color

#DFE5D9 rgb(223, 229, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFE5D9 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 89.8% green and 85.1% blue (223, 229, 217).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 19% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Water Lily (#DDE3D5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.35:1).

#DFE5D9 color codes

HEX	`#DFE5D9`
RGB	`rgb(223, 229, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 89.8%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 19%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.2, -4.14, 5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.2, 6.61, 128.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.973, 76.736, 76.705)`
Decimal	`14673369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE5D9, 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 #DFE5D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE5D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.35:1	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 #DFE5D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe5d9; }
.text { color: #dfe5d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe5d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 229 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe5d9, #d9e5d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DFE5D9?: #DFE5D9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE5D9?: The RGB value is 223, 229, 217: 223 red, 229 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE5D9?: The complementary color is #DFD9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE5D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.