What color is #DFF6E9?

#DFF6E9 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFF6E9?

The RGB value is 223, 246, 233: 223 red, 246 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFF6E9?

The complementary color is #F6DFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFF6E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFF6E9 color

#DFF6E9 rgb(223, 246, 233)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFF6E9 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 96.5% green and 91.4% blue (223, 246, 233).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 56% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Civilization (#E1F5E5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#DFF6E9 color codes

HEX	`#DFF6E9`
RGB	`rgb(223, 246, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 96.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 56%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.94, -9.9, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.94, 10.56, 159.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.092, 87.482, 89.846)`
Decimal	`14677737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFF6E9, 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 #DFF6E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFF6E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	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 #DFF6E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dff6e9; }
.text { color: #dff6e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dff6e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 246 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dff6e9, #dff6f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DFF6E9?: #DFF6E9 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFF6E9?: The RGB value is 223, 246, 233: 223 red, 246 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFF6E9?: The complementary color is #F6DFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFF6E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.