What color is #DFF3A6?

#DFF3A6 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 #DFF3A6?

The RGB value is 223, 243, 166: 223 red, 243 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFF3A6?

The complementary color is #BAA6F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFF3A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFF3A6 color

#DFF3A6 rgb(223, 243, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFF3A6 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 95.3% green and 65.1% blue (223, 243, 166).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 76% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.51:1).

#DFF3A6 color codes

HEX	`#DFF3A6`
RGB	`rgb(223, 243, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 95.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 76%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 32%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 32%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.81, -18.86, 35.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.81, 39.78, 118.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.365, 82.542, 48.347)`
Decimal	`14676902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFF3A6, 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 #DFF3A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFF3A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.51:1	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 #DFF3A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dff3a6; }
.text { color: #dff3a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dff3a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 243 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dff3a6, #b9f3a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DFF3A6?: #DFF3A6 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 #DFF3A6?: The RGB value is 223, 243, 166: 223 red, 243 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFF3A6?: The complementary color is #BAA6F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFF3A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.