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#DFE5EB White Frost

#DFE5EB is a very light gray named White Frost. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 89.8% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(223, 229, 235)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 23% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #DFE5EB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.54:1.

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Variations of #DFE5EB

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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#DFE5EB 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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#DFE5EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFE5EB 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 #E1E4EB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3E5EB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2E5EB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1E4EB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1E4EB
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCE6E7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEE6E9
  • 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 #E3E4E6

#DFE5EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#DFE5EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.54:1 Super#DFE5EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFE5EB in CSS

/* White Frost */
.color { color: #DFE5EB; }
.background { background-color: #DFE5EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFE5EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 229 235);
color: hsl(210 23% 90%);
color: oklch(0.919 0.010 247.9);

#DFE5EB FAQ

What color is #DFE5EB?

#DFE5EB 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 #DFE5EB?

#DFE5EB is rgb(223, 229, 235) in RGB, hsl(210, 23%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 3%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFE5EB?

The complementary color of #DFE5EB is #EBE5DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFE5EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFE5EB: 16.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFE5EB a warm or cool color?

#DFE5EB is a neutral color.