What color is #DFE7BF?

#DFE7BF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE7BF?

The RGB value is 223, 231, 191: 223 red, 231 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE7BF?

The complementary color is #C7BFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE7BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE7BF color

#DFE7BF rgb(223, 231, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFE7BF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 90.6% green and 74.9% blue (223, 231, 191).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 45% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.32:1).

#DFE7BF color codes

HEX	`#DFE7BF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 231, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 90.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 45%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 17%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.14, -9.4, 18.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.14, 20.85, 116.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.41, 76.602, 60.462)`
Decimal	`14673855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE7BF, 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 #DFE7BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE7BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.32:1	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 #DFE7BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe7bf; }
.text { color: #dfe7bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe7bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 231 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe7bf, #cbe7bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DFE7BF?: #DFE7BF is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE7BF?: The RGB value is 223, 231, 191: 223 red, 231 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE7BF?: The complementary color is #C7BFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE7BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.