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#DFDCE3 White Elephant

#DFDCE3 is a very light gray named White Elephant. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 86.3% green and 89.0% blue (rgb(223, 220, 227)). Its HSL value is 266° hue, 11% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #DFDCE3 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.48:1.

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Variations of #DFDCE3

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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#DFDCE3 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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#DFDCE3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFDCE3 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 #DBDDE3
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBDDE3
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCDDE3
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DBDDE3
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DDDDE3
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFDDDE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFDCE1
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DEDDDF

#DFDCE3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#DFDCE3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.48:1 Super#DFDCE3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFDCE3 in CSS

/* White Elephant */
.color { color: #DFDCE3; }
.background { background-color: #DFDCE3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFDCE3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 220 227);
color: hsl(266 11% 88%);
color: oklch(0.899 0.010 305.4);

#DFDCE3 FAQ

What color is #DFDCE3?

#DFDCE3 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 #DFDCE3?

#DFDCE3 is rgb(223, 220, 227) in RGB, hsl(266, 11%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFDCE3?

The complementary color of #DFDCE3 is #E0E3DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFDCE3?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFDCE3: 15.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFDCE3 a warm or cool color?

#DFDCE3 is a neutral color.