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#DFD9D9 Frozen Mammoth

#DFD9D9 is a very light gray named Frozen Mammoth. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.1% green and 85.1% blue (rgb(223, 217, 217)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 9% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. #DFD9D9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.06:1.

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Variations of #DFD9D9

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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#DFD9D9 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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#DFD9D9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD9D9 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 #DBDBD9
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DADAD9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBDAD9
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DBDBD9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCDAD9
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E0D9D9
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0D9D9
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBDADA

#DFD9D9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#DFD9D9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.06:1 Super#DFD9D9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD9D9 in CSS

/* Frozen Mammoth */
.color { color: #DFD9D9; }
.background { background-color: #DFD9D9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD9D9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 217 217);
color: hsl(0 9% 86%);
color: oklch(0.890 0.007 17.3);

#DFD9D9 FAQ

What color is #DFD9D9?

#DFD9D9 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Frozen Mammoth. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD9D9?

#DFD9D9 is rgb(223, 217, 217) in RGB, hsl(0, 9%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD9D9?

The complementary color of #DFD9D9 is #D9DFDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD9D9?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD9D9: 15.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD9D9 a warm or cool color?

#DFD9D9 is a neutral color.