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#DFE4EC White Frost

#DFE4EC is a very light gray named White Frost. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 89.4% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(223, 228, 236)). Its HSL value is 217° hue, 25% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #DFE4EC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.45:1.

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Variations of #DFE4EC

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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#DFE4EC 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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#DFE4EC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFE4EC 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 #E0E3EC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2E4EC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1E4EC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0E3EC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0E3EC
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCE6E6
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEE5E9
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E2E4E6

#DFE4EC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#DFE4EC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.45:1 Super#DFE4EC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFE4EC in CSS

/* White Frost */
.color { color: #DFE4EC; }
.background { background-color: #DFE4EC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFE4EC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 228 236);
color: hsl(217 25% 90%);
color: oklch(0.917 0.012 259.8);

#DFE4EC FAQ

What color is #DFE4EC?

#DFE4EC is a very light gray. Its closest named color is White Frost. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DFE4EC?

#DFE4EC is rgb(223, 228, 236) in RGB, hsl(217, 25%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFE4EC?

The complementary color of #DFE4EC is #ECE7DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFE4EC?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFE4EC: 16.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFE4EC a warm or cool color?

#DFE4EC is a neutral color.