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#DFDFE0

#DFDFE0 is a very light neutral gray, close to the color Gainsboro. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 87.5% green, and 87.8% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 2% saturation and 88% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.33:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

15.77:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.33:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

15.77:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFDFE0 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DFDFE0
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #DFDFE0

What color is #DFDFE0?

#DFDFE0 is a very light neutral gray, close to the color Gainsboro. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 87.5% green, and 87.8% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 2% saturation and 88% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DFDFE0 in RGB?

#DFDFE0 is rgb(223, 223, 224): 223 red, 223 green, and 224 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DFDFE0 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 0, 0, 12). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DFDFE0?

PANTONE 7541 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #DFDFE0?

Its complement #DFDFDE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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