What color is #DFE9EA?

#DFE9EA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Airy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE9EA?

The RGB value is 223, 233, 234: 223 red, 233 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE9EA?

The complementary color is #EAE0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE9EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE9EA color

#DFE9EA rgb(223, 233, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFE9EA is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 91.4% green and 91.8% blue (223, 233, 234).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 21% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Airy (#DAE6E9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#DFE9EA color codes

HEX	`#DFE9EA`
RGB	`rgb(223, 233, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 91.4%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 21%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 5%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.64, -3.14, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.64, 3.54, 207.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.419, 79.906, 89.329)`
Decimal	`14674410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE9EA, 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 #DFE9EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE9EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	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 #DFE9EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe9ea; }
.text { color: #dfe9ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe9ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 233 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe9ea, #dfe3ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DFE9EA?: #DFE9EA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Airy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE9EA?: The RGB value is 223, 233, 234: 223 red, 233 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE9EA?: The complementary color is #EAE0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE9EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.