What color is #DFEFEA?

#DFEFEA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFEFEA?

The RGB value is 223, 239, 234: 223 red, 239 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFEFEA?

The complementary color is #EFDFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFEFEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFEFEA color

#DFEFEA rgb(223, 239, 234)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 93.7% green and 91.8% blue (223, 239, 234).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 33% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Dream (#D9EAE5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.67:1).

#DFEFEA color codes

HEX	`#DFEFEA`
RGB	`rgb(223, 239, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 93.7%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 33%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.17, -6.19, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.17, 6.22, 174.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.146, 83.361, 89.904)`
Decimal	`14675946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFEFEA, 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 #DFEFEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFEFEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.67:1	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 #DFEFEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfefea; }
.text { color: #dfefea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfefea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 239 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfefea, #dfecef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DFEFEA?: #DFEFEA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFEFEA?: The RGB value is 223, 239, 234: 223 red, 239 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFEFEA?: The complementary color is #EFDFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFEFEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.