#DFF2DF

sRGB: 223 / 242 / 223

Thunderous oceans reshape eternity
Unbridled forces tremble in empty gardens
Fierce revelations echo beyond eternity

#DFF2DF belongs to the green family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 223 red, 242 green and 223 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 120.0° lands in the green region. Its 42.2% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 91.2% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (17.90:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 223, 242, 223
HSL: 120.00°, 42.22%, 91.18%
HSV / HSB: 120.00°, 7.85%, 94.90%
CMYK (approx.): 7.85%, 0.00%, 7.85%, 5.10%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 75.499, 84.519, 82.151
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 93.676, -9.677, 7.035
WCAG relative luminance: 0.84520
24-bit decimal: 14676703

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #DFF2DF in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 17.90:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.17:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#F2DFF2 sits half a turn (180°) from #DFF2DF on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#DFF2DF #F2DFF2

Analogous

#E9F2DF and #DFF2E9 sit 30° to either side of #DFF2DF. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#E9F2DF #DFF2DF #DFF2E9

Triadic

#DFF2DF, #DFDFF2 and #F2DFDF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#DFF2DF #DFDFF2 #F2DFDF

Split complementary

Start at #DFF2DF and look across the wheel. #E9DFF2 and #F2DFE9 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#DFF2DF #E9DFF2 #F2DFE9

Square

Starting with #DFF2DF, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #DFE9F2, #F2DFF2, then #F2E9DF. Across the square, #DFF2DF pairs with #F2DFF2, and #DFE9F2 with #F2E9DF.

#DFF2DF #DFE9F2 #F2DFF2 #F2E9DF

Tetradic

#DFF2DF and #F2DFF2 are opposites, as are #DFF2F2 and #F2DFDF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#DFF2DF #DFF2F2 #F2DFF2 #F2DFDF

Tints

Mixing #DFF2DF with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E5F5E5, keeps 80% of the original. By #F9FCF9, the mixture is 80% white.

#DFF2DF #E5F5E5 #ECF7EC #F2FAF2 #F9FCF9 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #DFF2DF with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B2C2B2, keeps 80% of the original. By #2D302D, the mixture is 80% black.

#DFF2DF #B2C2B2 #869186 #596159 #2D302D #000000

Tones

Mixing #DFF2DF with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CCDBCC, keeps 80% of the original. By #939793, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#DFF2DF #CCDBCC #B9C4B9 #A6AEA6 #939793 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#DFF2DF

RGB

rgb(223 242 223)

HSL

hsl(120.000 42.222% 91.176%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #DFF2DF;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#DFF2DF uses 223 red, 242 green and 223 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 87.5%

Green 94.9%

Blue 87.5%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #DFF2DF is 7.9% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 7.9% yellow and 5.1% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 7.9%

Magenta 0.0%

Yellow 7.9%

Black 5.1%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #DDEEDD. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #DED in CSS. For a modern design, keep #DFF2DF when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CCFFCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #DDEEDD Nearest web-safe: #CCFFCC

Gradient to complement

#DFF2DF #E2EFE2 #E5ECE5 #E9E9E9 #ECE5EC #EFE2EF #F2DFF2

Color vision previews

Compare how #DFF2DF appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#F3EEDE

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#EFECE0

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#DDF1EC

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#ECEFDF

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#EBEEE0

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E0F1E4

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#EDEDED

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#E6EFE6

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.73791 G 0.88792 B 0.73791

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.88834 G 0.94667 B 0.88019

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.76454 G 0.88294 B 0.74877

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.312 y 0.349 Y 84.519

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 12.549 M % 5.098 Y % 12.549

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11011111 11110010 11011111