What color is #DFF2ED?

#DFF2ED is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bone-Chilling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFF2ED?

The RGB value is 223, 242, 237: 223 red, 242 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFF2ED?

The complementary color is #F2DFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFF2ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFF2ED color

#DFF2ED rgb(223, 242, 237)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFF2ED is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 94.9% green and 92.9% blue (223, 242, 237).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 42% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bone-Chilling (#E1F2F0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.06:1).

#DFF2ED color codes

HEX	`#DFF2ED`
RGB	`rgb(223, 242, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 94.9%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 42%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.01, -7.15, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.01, 7.16, 177.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.466, 85.306, 92.489)`
Decimal	`14676717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFF2ED, 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 #DFF2ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFF2ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	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 #DFF2ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dff2ed; }
.text { color: #dff2ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dff2ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 242 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dff2ed, #dfedf2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DFF2ED?: #DFF2ED is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bone-Chilling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFF2ED?: The RGB value is 223, 242, 237: 223 red, 242 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFF2ED?: The complementary color is #F2DFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFF2ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.