What color is #DFFFEE?

#DFFFEE is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Candied Snow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFFFEE?

The RGB value is 223, 255, 238: 223 red, 255 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFFFEE?

The complementary color is #FFDFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFFFEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.68:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFFFEE color

#DFFFEE rgb(223, 255, 238)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 100% green and 93.3% blue (223, 255, 238).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Candied Snow (#D8FFF3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.68:1).

#DFFFEE color codes

HEX	`#DFFFEE`
RGB	`rgb(223, 255, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 100%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.38, -13.46, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.38, 14.24, 160.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.62, 93.379, 94.596)`
Decimal	`14680046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFFFEE, 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 #DFFFEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFFFEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.68:1	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 #DFFFEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfffee; }
.text { color: #dfffee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfffee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 255 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfffee, #dffffe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DFFFEE?: #DFFFEE is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Candied Snow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFFFEE?: The RGB value is 223, 255, 238: 223 red, 255 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFFFEE?: The complementary color is #FFDFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFFFEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.68:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.