What color is #DFE9CC?

#DFE9CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE9CC?

The RGB value is 223, 233, 204: 223 red, 233 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE9CC?

The complementary color is #D6CCE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE9CC color

#DFE9CC rgb(223, 233, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFE9CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 91.4% green and 80% blue (223, 233, 204).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 40% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#DFE9CC color codes

HEX	`#DFE9CC`
RGB	`rgb(223, 233, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 91.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 40%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.93, -8.36, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.93, 15.43, 122.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.468, 78.325, 68.521)`
Decimal	`14674380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE9CC, 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 #DFE9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #DFE9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe9cc; }
.text { color: #dfe9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 233 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe9cc, #d1e9cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DFE9CC?: #DFE9CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE9CC?: The RGB value is 223, 233, 204: 223 red, 233 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE9CC?: The complementary color is #D6CCE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.