What color is #DFEFF6?

#DFEFF6 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFEFF6?

The RGB value is 223, 239, 246: 223 red, 239 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFEFF6?

The complementary color is #F6E6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFEFF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFEFF6 color

#DFEFF6 rgb(223, 239, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DFEFF6 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 93.7% green and 96.5% blue (223, 239, 246).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 56% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Diamond White (#E2EFF3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

#DFEFF6 color codes

HEX	`#DFEFF6`
RGB	`rgb(223, 239, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 93.7%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 56%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.48, -3.93, -5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.48, 6.51, 232.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.929, 84.074, 99.293)`
Decimal	`14675958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFEFF6, 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 #DFEFF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFEFF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	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 #DFEFF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfeff6; }
.text { color: #dfeff6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfeff6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 239 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfeff6, #dfe4f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DFEFF6?: #DFEFF6 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Diamond White. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFEFF6?: The RGB value is 223, 239, 246: 223 red, 239 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFEFF6?: The complementary color is #F6E6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFEFF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.