What color is #DFEAE4?

#DFEAE4 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFEAE4?

The RGB value is 223, 234, 228: 223 red, 234 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFEAE4?

The complementary color is #EADFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFEAE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFEAE4 color

#DFEAE4 rgb(223, 234, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFEAE4 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 91.8% green and 89.4% blue (223, 234, 228).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 21% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Frosty Pink (#DFE9E3), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.03:1).

#DFEAE4 color codes

HEX	`#DFEAE4`
RGB	`rgb(223, 234, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 91.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 21%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 5%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.75, -4.74, 1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.75, 5.02, 160.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.855, 80.135, 84.96)`
Decimal	`14674660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFEAE4, 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 #DFEAE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFEAE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.03:1	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 #DFEAE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfeae4; }
.text { color: #dfeae4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfeae4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 234 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfeae4, #dfeaea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DFEAE4?: #DFEAE4 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFEAE4?: The RGB value is 223, 234, 228: 223 red, 234 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFEAE4?: The complementary color is #EADFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFEAE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.