What color is #DFEEEF?

#DFEEEF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFEEEF?

The RGB value is 223, 238, 239: 223 red, 238 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFEEEF?

The complementary color is #EFE0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFEEEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFEEEF color

#DFEEEF rgb(223, 238, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DFEEEF is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 93.3% green and 93.7% blue (223, 238, 239).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 33% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Breath (#DEECED), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.61:1).

#DFEEEF color codes

HEX	`#DFEEEF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 238, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 93.3%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 33%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.04, -4.75, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.04, 5.23, 204.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.583, 83.068, 93.644)`
Decimal	`14675695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFEEEF, 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 #DFEEEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFEEEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.61:1	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 #DFEEEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfeeef; }
.text { color: #dfeeef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfeeef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 238 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfeeef, #dfe6ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DFEEEF?: #DFEEEF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFEEEF?: The RGB value is 223, 238, 239: 223 red, 238 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFEEEF?: The complementary color is #EFE0DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFEEEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.