What color is #DFECDF?

#DFECDF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFECDF?

The RGB value is 223, 236, 223: 223 red, 236 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFECDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DFECDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFECDF color

#DFECDF rgb(223, 236, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFECDF is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 92.5% green and 87.5% blue (223, 236, 223).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 25% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cryo Freeze (#DDECE0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

#DFECDF color codes

HEX	`#DFECDF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 236, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 92.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 25%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.13, -6.65, 4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.13, 8.21, 144.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.744, 81.006, 81.548)`
Decimal	`14675167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFECDF, 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 #DFECDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFECDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	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 #DFECDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfecdf; }
.text { color: #dfecdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfecdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 236 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfecdf, #dfece6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DFECDF?: #DFECDF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFECDF?: The RGB value is 223, 236, 223: 223 red, 236 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFECDF?: The complementary color is #ECDFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFECDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.