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#DFE6EA White Frost

#DFE6EA is a very light gray named White Frost. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 90.2% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(223, 230, 234)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 21% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #DFE6EA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.64:1.

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Variations of #DFE6EA

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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#DFE6EA 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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#DFE6EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFE6EA 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 #E3E4EA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4E6EA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3E6EA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3E4EA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2E5EA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCE7E7
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEE6E9
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E3E5E6

#DFE6EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#DFE6EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.64:1 Super#DFE6EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFE6EA in CSS

/* White Frost */
.color { color: #DFE6EA; }
.background { background-color: #DFE6EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFE6EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 230 234);
color: hsl(202 21% 90%);
color: oklch(0.921 0.009 232.4);

#DFE6EA FAQ

What color is #DFE6EA?

#DFE6EA 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 #DFE6EA?

#DFE6EA is rgb(223, 230, 234) in RGB, hsl(202, 21%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFE6EA?

The complementary color of #DFE6EA is #EAE3DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFE6EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFE6EA: 16.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFE6EA a warm or cool color?

#DFE6EA is a neutral color.