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#DFDCE8 closest to White Elephant

#DFDCE8 is a very light gray; the closest named color is White Elephant. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 86.3% green and 91.0% blue (rgb(223, 220, 232)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 21% saturation and 89% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #DFDCE8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.54:1.

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Variations of #DFDCE8

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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#DFDCE8 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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#DFDCE8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFDCE8 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 #DADDE8
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DADEE9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBDDE8
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DADDE8
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCDDE8
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DEDEE0
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFDDE4
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DEDDE0

#DFDCE8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.35:1 Very poor#DFDCE8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.54:1 Super#DFDCE8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFDCE8 in CSS

/* White Elephant */
.color { color: #DFDCE8; }
.background { background-color: #DFDCE8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFDCE8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 220 232);
color: hsl(255 21% 89%);
color: oklch(0.900 0.017 297.5);

#DFDCE8 FAQ

What color is #DFDCE8?

#DFDCE8 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 #DFDCE8?

#DFDCE8 is rgb(223, 220, 232) in RGB, hsl(255, 21%, 89%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFDCE8?

The complementary color of #DFDCE8 is #E5E8DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFDCE8?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFDCE8: 15.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFDCE8 a warm or cool color?

#DFDCE8 is a neutral color.