What color is #DFECF9?

#DFECF9 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Freeze Up. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFECF9?

The RGB value is 223, 236, 249: 223 red, 236 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFECF9?

The complementary color is #F9ECDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFECF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFECF9 color

#DFECF9 rgb(223, 236, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DFECF9 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 92.5% green and 97.6% blue (223, 236, 249).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 68% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Freeze Up (#DEE9F4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#DFECF9 color codes

HEX	`#DFECF9`
RGB	`rgb(223, 236, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 92.5%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 68%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.8, -1.82, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.8, 7.96, 256.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.522, 82.517, 101.447)`
Decimal	`14675193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFECF9, 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 #DFECF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFECF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #DFECF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfecf9; }
.text { color: #dfecf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfecf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 236 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfecf9, #dfdff9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DFECF9?: #DFECF9 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Freeze Up. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFECF9?: The RGB value is 223, 236, 249: 223 red, 236 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFECF9?: The complementary color is #F9ECDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFECF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.