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#DFE4E4 Shaving Cream

#DFE4E4 is a very light gray named Shaving Cream. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 89.4% green and 89.4% blue (rgb(223, 228, 228)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 8% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #DFE4E4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.36:1.

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Variations of #DFE4E4

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DFE4E4 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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#DFE4E4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFE4E4 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 #E2E3E4
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3E3E4
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2E4E4
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2E3E4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1E3E4
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DEE4E4
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEE4E4
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E2E3E3

#DFE4E4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#DFE4E4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.36:1 Super#DFE4E4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFE4E4 in CSS

/* Shaving Cream */
.color { color: #DFE4E4; }
.background { background-color: #DFE4E4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFE4E4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 228 228);
color: hsl(180 8% 88%);
color: oklch(0.915 0.005 197.1);

#DFE4E4 FAQ

What color is #DFE4E4?

#DFE4E4 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DFE4E4?

#DFE4E4 is rgb(223, 228, 228) in RGB, hsl(180, 8%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFE4E4?

The complementary color of #DFE4E4 is #E4DFDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFE4E4?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFE4E4: 16.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFE4E4 a warm or cool color?

#DFE4E4 is a neutral color.