What color is #DFE5DB?

#DFE5DB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE5DB?

The RGB value is 223, 229, 219: 223 red, 229 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE5DB?

The complementary color is #E1DBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE5DB?

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.

#DFE5DB color

#DFE5DB rgb(223, 229, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFE5DB is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 89.8% green and 85.9% blue (223, 229, 219).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 16% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Water Lily (#DDE3D5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#DFE5DB color codes

HEX	`#DFE5DB`
RGB	`rgb(223, 229, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 89.8%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 16%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.25, -3.79, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.25, 5.64, 132.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.235, 76.841, 78.083)`
Decimal	`14673371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE5DB, 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 #DFE5DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE5DB 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 #DFE5DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe5db; }
.text { color: #dfe5db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe5db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 229 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe5db, #dbe5dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DFE5DB?: #DFE5DB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE5DB?: The RGB value is 223, 229, 219: 223 red, 229 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE5DB?: The complementary color is #E1DBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE5DB?: 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.