What color is #DFEDE0?

#DFEDE0 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 #DFEDE0?

The RGB value is 223, 237, 224: 223 red, 237 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFEDE0?

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

Is black or white text better on #DFEDE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFEDE0 color

#DFEDE0 rgb(223, 237, 224)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFEDE0 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 92.9% green and 87.8% blue (223, 237, 224).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 28% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cryo Freeze (#DDECE0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#DFEDE0 color codes

HEX	`#DFEDE0`
RGB	`rgb(223, 237, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 92.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 28%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.41, -6.98, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.41, 8.41, 146.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.168, 81.638, 82.357)`
Decimal	`14675424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFEDE0, 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 #DFEDE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFEDE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	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 #DFEDE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfede0; }
.text { color: #dfede0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfede0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 237 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfede0, #dfede7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DFEDE0?: #DFEDE0 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 #DFEDE0?: The RGB value is 223, 237, 224: 223 red, 237 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFEDE0?: The complementary color is #EDDFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFEDE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.