What color is #DFF2E9?

#DFF2E9 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 #DFF2E9?

The RGB value is 223, 242, 233: 223 red, 242 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFF2E9?

The complementary color is #F2DFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFF2E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFF2E9 color

#DFF2E9 rgb(223, 242, 233)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFF2E9 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 94.9% green and 91.4% blue (223, 242, 233).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 42% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Shattered Ice (#DAEEE6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

#DFF2E9 color codes

HEX	`#DFF2E9`
RGB	`rgb(223, 242, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 94.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 42%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.92, -7.89, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.92, 8.19, 164.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.888, 85.075, 89.445)`
Decimal	`14676713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFF2E9, 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 #DFF2E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFF2E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	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 #DFF2E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dff2e9; }
.text { color: #dff2e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dff2e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 242 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dff2e9, #dff2f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DFF2E9?: #DFF2E9 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 #DFF2E9?: The RGB value is 223, 242, 233: 223 red, 242 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFF2E9?: The complementary color is #F2DFE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFF2E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.