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#DFFAFA closest to Calm Waters

#DFFAFA is a very light white; the closest named color is Calm Waters. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 98.0% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(223, 250, 250)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 73% saturation and 93% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #DFFAFA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.19:1.

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Variations of #DFFAFA

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

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F1F3FA
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6F7FA
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F0F7FA
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F1F3FA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ECF5FA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D7FCFA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCFBFA
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F5F5F5
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EFF6F6

#DFFAFA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.09:1 Very poor#DFFAFA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.19:1 Super#DFFAFA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFFAFA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 250 250);
color: hsl(180 73% 93%);
color: oklch(0.966 0.028 196.7);

#DFFAFA FAQ

What color is #DFFAFA?

#DFFAFA 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 #DFFAFA?

#DFFAFA is rgb(223, 250, 250) in RGB, hsl(180, 73%, 93%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFFAFA?

The complementary color of #DFFAFA is #FADFDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFFAFA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFFAFA: 19.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFFAFA a warm or cool color?

#DFFAFA is a neutral color.