What color is #DFF0E8?

#DFF0E8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFF0E8?

The RGB value is 223, 240, 232: 223 red, 240 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFF0E8?

The complementary color is #F0DFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFF0E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFF0E8 color

#DFF0E8 rgb(223, 240, 232)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFF0E8 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 94.1% green and 91% blue (223, 240, 232).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 36% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Shattered Ice (#DAEEE6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.77:1).

#DFF0E8 color codes

HEX	`#DFF0E8`
RGB	`rgb(223, 240, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 94.1%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 36%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.38, -7.06, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.38, 7.32, 164.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.154, 83.834, 88.498)`
Decimal	`14676200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFF0E8, 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 #DFF0E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFF0E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.77:1	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 #DFF0E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dff0e8; }
.text { color: #dff0e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dff0e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 240 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dff0e8, #dff0f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DFF0E8?: #DFF0E8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFF0E8?: The RGB value is 223, 240, 232: 223 red, 240 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFF0E8?: The complementary color is #F0DFE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFF0E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.