What color is #DFF6EC?

#DFF6EC is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFF6EC?

The RGB value is 223, 246, 236: 223 red, 246 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFF6EC?

The complementary color is #F6DFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFF6EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFF6EC color

#DFF6EC rgb(223, 246, 236)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFF6EC is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 96.5% green and 92.5% blue (223, 246, 236).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 56% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Shattered Ice (#DAEEE6), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.53:1).

#DFF6EC color codes

HEX	`#DFF6EC`
RGB	`rgb(223, 246, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 96.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 56%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.02, -9.35, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.02, 9.62, 166.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.524, 87.655, 92.123)`
Decimal	`14677740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFF6EC, 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 #DFF6EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFF6EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.53:1	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 #DFF6EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dff6ec; }
.text { color: #dff6ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dff6ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 246 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dff6ec, #dff5f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DFF6EC?: #DFF6EC is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFF6EC?: The RGB value is 223, 246, 236: 223 red, 246 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFF6EC?: The complementary color is #F6DFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFF6EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.