What color is #DFE9F0?

#DFE9F0 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 #DFE9F0?

The RGB value is 223, 233, 240: 223 red, 233 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFE9F0?

The complementary color is #F0E6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFE9F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFE9F0 color

#DFE9F0 rgb(223, 233, 240)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFE9F0 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 91.4% green and 94.1% blue (223, 233, 240).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 36% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Out Cold (#E2ECF2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#DFE9F0 color codes

HEX	`#DFE9F0`
RGB	`rgb(223, 233, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 91.4%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 36%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.8, -2.01, -4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.8, 4.96, 246.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.295, 80.256, 93.945)`
Decimal	`14674416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFE9F0, 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 #DFE9F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFE9F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #DFE9F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfe9f0; }
.text { color: #dfe9f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe9f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 233 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfe9f0, #dfe1f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DFE9F0?: #DFE9F0 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 #DFE9F0?: The RGB value is 223, 233, 240: 223 red, 233 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFE9F0?: The complementary color is #F0E6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFE9F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.