What color is #DFE8DF?

#DFE8DF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE8DF?

The RGB value is 223, 232, 223: 223 red, 232 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE8DF?

The complementary color is #E8DFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE8DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE8DF color

#DFE8DF rgb(223, 232, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFE8DF is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 91% green and 87.5% blue (223, 232, 223).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 16% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Frosty Pink (#DFE9E3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#DFE8DF color codes

HEX	`#DFE8DF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 232, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 91%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 16%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.11, -4.62, 3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.11, 5.7, 144.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.605, 78.729, 81.169)`
Decimal	`14674143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE8DF, 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 #DFE8DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE8DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #DFE8DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe8df; }
.text { color: #dfe8df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe8df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 232 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe8df, #dfe8e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DFE8DF?: #DFE8DF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE8DF?: The RGB value is 223, 232, 223: 223 red, 232 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE8DF?: The complementary color is #E8DFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE8DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.