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#dff1df

a pale, soft green · cool · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
223, 241, 223
HSL
120°, 39%, 91%
CMYK
8, 0, 8, 6
Luminance
0.8393

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #dff1df is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#dff1df
Hue
120°
green
Saturation
39%
soft
Lightness
91%
pale
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
92%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8393
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
63/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
17.79:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 3.5
Where it sits
Hue120° of 360°
Saturation39%
Lightness91%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool63% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#dff1df
RGBrgb(223, 241, 223)
HSLhsl(120, 39%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 6%)
LABlab(93.4 -9.2 6.7)
LCHlch(93.4 11.3 144.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.940 0.031 145.3)
Decimal14676447
Display P3color(display-p3 0.875 0.945 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #dff1df;
background-color: #dff1df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#dff1df] bg-[#dff1df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #dff1df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.875, green: 0.945, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#dff1df")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDFF1DF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 241, 223)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #dff1df · 17.79:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.18:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.79:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #dff1df as text scores 1.18:1 on white and 17.79:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#dff1df on white: 1.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#dff1df on black: 17.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F2EDDE
deuteranopia · #EFEBE0
tritanopia · #DEF0EC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #dff1df is pinned to step 100; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5FAF5
#dff1df
#D2E9D2
#B1DDB1
#8ACC8A
#63BB63
#4BAA4B
#3E8E3E
#327232
#275327
#183418
Base = 100Lightest = 50 · #F5FAF5Darkest = 950 · #183418
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FAF5;
  --brand-100: #dff1df;
  --brand-200: #D2E9D2;
  --brand-300: #B1DDB1;
  --brand-400: #8ACC8A;
  --brand-500: #63BB63;
  --brand-600: #4BAA4B;
  --brand-700: #3E8E3E;
  --brand-800: #327232;
  --brand-900: #275327;
  --brand-950: #183418;
  --brand: #dff1df;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #dff1df

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C6E6C6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#7C3A92
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#275927
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EDF7ED
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #dff1df

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F1DFF1
Analogous left#E8F1DF
Analogous right#DFF1E8
Split-complement 1#E8DFF1
Split-complement 2#F1DFE8
Triadic 1#DFDFF1
Triadic 2#F1DFDF
Tetradic#DFE8F1

RGB percentages

Red87.5%
Green94.5%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan7.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow7.5%
Key (black)5.5%

Color previews

#dff1df text on a black background

contrast 17.79:1

Card sample

#dff1df text on a white background

contrast 1.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #dff1df;
Background color
Panel with #dff1df background
background-color: #dff1df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #dff1df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(223, 241, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(223, 241, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #dff1df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dff1df, #DFF1EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #dff1df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#dff1df in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#dff1df, answered

What color is #dff1df?

#dff1df is a pale soft green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 3.5). It sits at 120° on the hue wheel with 39% saturation and 91% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #dff1df?

rgb(223, 241, 223) — 223 red, 241 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 87.5% / 94.5% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #dff1df a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8393 and perceived brightness is 92%, so black text on it reaches 17.79:1.

Should I use black or white text on #dff1df?

Black. It scores 17.79:1 against #dff1df, versus 1.18:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #dff1df?

#F1DFF1 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E8DFF1 and #F1DFE8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #dff1df?

For interface work: #F4FAF4 as the surface, #C6E6C6 for borders, #4B9B4B for secondary text, #7C3A92 as an accent and #275927 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E8F1DF and #DFF1E8 stays calm, while #F1DFF1 is the loudest partner.

What is #dff1df in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #dff1df warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 63 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E6F1DF; nudged cooler, #DFF1E6.

Work with #dff1df in the Color Lab