What color is #DFF396?

#DFF396 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFF396?

The RGB value is 223, 243, 150: 223 red, 243 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFF396?

The complementary color is #AA96F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFF396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.4:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFF396 color

#DFF396 rgb(223, 243, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFF396 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 95.3% green and 58.8% blue (223, 243, 150).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 79% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.4:1).

#DFF396 color codes

HEX	`#DFF396`
RGB	`rgb(223, 243, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 95.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 79%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 38%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 38%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.57, -20.82, 42.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.57, 47.47, 116.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.987, 81.992, 41.093)`
Decimal	`14676886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFF396, 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 #DFF396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFF396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.4:1	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 #DFF396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dff396; }
.text { color: #dff396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dff396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 243 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dff396, #b1f396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DFF396?: #DFF396 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFF396?: The RGB value is 223, 243, 150: 223 red, 243 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFF396?: The complementary color is #AA96F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFF396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.4:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.