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#DCDFE5 White Elephant

#DCDFE5 is a very light gray named White Elephant. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.5% green and 89.8% blue (rgb(220, 223, 229)). Its HSL value is 220° hue, 15% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. #DCDFE5 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.73:1.

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Variations of #DCDFE5

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DCDFE5 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DCDFE5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCDFE5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DCDEE5
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDDFE5
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDDFE5
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCDEE5
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCDFE5
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DAE0E1
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBDFE3
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DEDFE0

#DCDFE5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#DCDFE5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.73:1 Super#DCDFE5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDFE5 in CSS

/* White Elephant */
.color { color: #DCDFE5; }
.background { background-color: #DCDFE5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDFE5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 223 229);
color: hsl(220 15% 88%);
color: oklch(0.903 0.009 264.5);

#DCDFE5 FAQ

What color is #DCDFE5?

#DCDFE5 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is White Elephant. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCDFE5?

#DCDFE5 is rgb(220, 223, 229) in RGB, hsl(220, 15%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDFE5?

The complementary color of #DCDFE5 is #E5E2DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDFE5?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDFE5: 15.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDFE5 a warm or cool color?

#DCDFE5 is a neutral color.