What color is #DFE9E6?

#DFE9E6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE9E6?

The RGB value is 223, 233, 230: 223 red, 233 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE9E6?

The complementary color is #E9DFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE9E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE9E6 color

#DFE9E6 rgb(223, 233, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFE9E6 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 91.4% green and 90.2% blue (223, 233, 230).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 19% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Blue (#DBE7E3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.94:1).

#DFE9E6 color codes

HEX	`#DFE9E6`
RGB	`rgb(223, 233, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 91.4%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 19%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 4%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.54, -3.87, 0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.54, 3.88, 175.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.851, 79.678, 86.336)`
Decimal	`14674406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE9E6, 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 #DFE9E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE9E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.94:1	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 #DFE9E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe9e6; }
.text { color: #dfe9e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe9e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 233 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe9e6, #dfe7e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DFE9E6?: #DFE9E6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE9E6?: The RGB value is 223, 233, 230: 223 red, 233 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE9E6?: The complementary color is #E9DFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE9E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.