What color is #DFEDF7?

#DFEDF7 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Celestial Cathedral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFEDF7?

The RGB value is 223, 237, 247: 223 red, 237 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFEDF7?

The complementary color is #F7E9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFEDF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFEDF7 color

#DFEDF7 rgb(223, 237, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DFEDF7 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 92.9% green and 96.9% blue (223, 237, 247).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 60% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Cathedral (#DAEAF6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.59:1).

#DFEDF7 color codes

HEX	`#DFEDF7`
RGB	`rgb(223, 237, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 92.9%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 60%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 10%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93, -2.72, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93, 6.97, 247.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.5, 82.971, 99.91)`
Decimal	`14675447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFEDF7, 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 #DFEDF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFEDF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	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 #DFEDF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfedf7; }
.text { color: #dfedf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfedf7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 237 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfedf7, #dfe1f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DFEDF7?: #DFEDF7 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Celestial Cathedral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFEDF7?: The RGB value is 223, 237, 247: 223 red, 237 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFEDF7?: The complementary color is #F7E9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFEDF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.