What color is #DFF5FD?

#DFF5FD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFF5FD?

The RGB value is 223, 245, 253: 223 red, 245 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFF5FD?

The complementary color is #FDE7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFF5FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.62:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFF5FD color

#DFF5FD rgb(223, 245, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DFF5FD is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 96.1% green and 99.2% blue (223, 245, 253).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 88% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.62:1).

#DFF5FD color codes

HEX	`#DFF5FD`
RGB	`rgb(223, 245, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 96.1%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 88%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 12%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.2, -5.62, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.2, 8.43, 228.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.809, 88.083, 105.654)`
Decimal	`14677501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFF5FD, 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 #DFF5FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFF5FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.62:1	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 #DFF5FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dff5fd; }
.text { color: #dff5fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dff5fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 245 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dff5fd, #dfe6fd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DFF5FD?: #DFF5FD is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFF5FD?: The RGB value is 223, 245, 253: 223 red, 245 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFF5FD?: The complementary color is #FDE7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFF5FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.62:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.