What color is #DFFFE3?

#DFFFE3 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFFFE3?

The RGB value is 223, 255, 227: 223 red, 255 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFFFE3?

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

Is black or white text better on #DFFFE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFFFE3 color

#DFFFE3 rgb(223, 255, 227)

Shades of green

The hex color #DFFFE3 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 100% green and 89% blue (223, 255, 227).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.55:1).

#DFFFE3 color codes

HEX	`#DFFFE3`
RGB	`rgb(223, 255, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 100%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.13, -15.43, 9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.13, 18.34, 147.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.054, 92.753, 86.344)`
Decimal	`14680035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFFFE3, 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 #DFFFE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFFFE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.55:1	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 #DFFFE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfffe3; }
.text { color: #dfffe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfffe3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 255 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfffe3, #dffff3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DFFFE3?: #DFFFE3 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFFFE3?: The RGB value is 223, 255, 227: 223 red, 255 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFFFE3?: The complementary color is #FFDFFB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFFFE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.