What color is #DFEEE5?

#DFEEE5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pastel Smirk. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFEEE5?

The RGB value is 223, 238, 229: 223 red, 238 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFEEE5?

The complementary color is #EEDFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFEEE5?

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.

#DFEEE5 color

#DFEEE5 rgb(223, 238, 229)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFEEE5 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 93.3% green and 89.8% blue (223, 238, 229).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Smirk (#DEECE1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#DFEEE5 color codes

HEX	`#DFEEE5`
RGB	`rgb(223, 238, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 93.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.79, -6.59, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.79, 7.1, 158.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.146, 82.494, 86.077)`
Decimal	`14675685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFEEE5, 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 #DFEEE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFEEE5 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 #DFEEE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfeee5; }
.text { color: #dfeee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfeee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 238 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfeee5, #dfeeed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DFEEE5?: #DFEEE5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pastel Smirk. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFEEE5?: The RGB value is 223, 238, 229: 223 red, 238 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFEEE5?: The complementary color is #EEDFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFEEE5?: 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.