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#DFF9FA closest to Calm Waters

#DFF9FA is a very light white; the closest named color is Calm Waters. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 97.6% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(223, 249, 250)). Its HSL value is 182° hue, 73% saturation and 93% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #DFF9FA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.07:1.

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Variations of #DFF9FA

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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#DFF9FA 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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#DFF9FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFF9FA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F0F2FA
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5F6FA
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFF7FA
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F0F2FA
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EBF5FA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D7FBF9
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCFAFA
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F4F4F4
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EFF5F5

#DFF9FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.10:1 Very poor#DFF9FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.07:1 Super#DFF9FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFF9FA in CSS

/* Calm Waters */
.color { color: #DFF9FA; }
.background { background-color: #DFF9FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFF9FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 249 250);
color: hsl(182 73% 93%);
color: oklch(0.964 0.027 199.5);

#DFF9FA FAQ

What color is #DFF9FA?

#DFF9FA is a very light white. Its closest named color is Calm Waters. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DFF9FA?

#DFF9FA is rgb(223, 249, 250) in RGB, hsl(182, 73%, 93%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFF9FA?

The complementary color of #DFF9FA is #FAE0DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFF9FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFF9FA: 19.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFF9FA a warm or cool color?

#DFF9FA is a neutral color.