What color is #DFE9ED?

#DFE9ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFE9ED?

The RGB value is 223, 233, 237: 223 red, 233 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE9ED?

The complementary color is #EDE3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE9ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE9ED color

#DFE9ED rgb(223, 233, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFE9ED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 91.4% green and 92.9% blue (223, 233, 237).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 28% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Out Cold (#E2ECF2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#DFE9ED color codes

HEX	`#DFE9ED`
RGB	`rgb(223, 233, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 91.4%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 28%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.72, -2.58, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.72, 4.02, 230.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.853, 80.08, 91.618)`
Decimal	`14674413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE9ED, 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 #DFE9ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE9ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	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 #DFE9ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe9ed; }
.text { color: #dfe9ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe9ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 233 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe9ed, #dfe2ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DFE9ED?: #DFE9ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFE9ED?: The RGB value is 223, 233, 237: 223 red, 233 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE9ED?: The complementary color is #EDE3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE9ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.