What color is #DFF9F9?

#DFF9F9 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bubbles. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFF9F9?

The RGB value is 223, 249, 249: 223 red, 249 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFF9F9?

The complementary color is #F9DFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFF9F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.06:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFF9F9 color

#DFF9F9 rgb(223, 249, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #DFF9F9 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 97.6% green and 97.6% blue (223, 249, 249).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 68% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Bubbles (#E7FEFF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.06:1).

#DFF9F9 color codes

HEX	`#DFF9F9`
RGB	`rgb(223, 249, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 97.6%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 68%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 10%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.11, -8.41, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.11, 8.89, 198.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.402, 90.277, 102.741)`
Decimal	`14678521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFF9F9, 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 #DFF9F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFF9F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.06:1	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 #DFF9F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dff9f9; }
.text { color: #dff9f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dff9f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 249 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dff9f9, #dfecf9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DFF9F9?: #DFF9F9 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bubbles. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFF9F9?: The RGB value is 223, 249, 249: 223 red, 249 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFF9F9?: The complementary color is #F9DFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFF9F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.06:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.