Ghost white

#dfdee4

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for ghost white, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Ghost white, a grey blue at 250 degrees. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Ghost white color values

Every conversion for #dfdee4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfdee4

RGB223, 222, 228

HSL250, 10%, 88%

HSV250, 3%, 89%

CMYK2%, 3%, 0%, 11%

Lab88.7, 1.43, -2.82

XYZ70.56, 73.53, 83.87

Decimal14671588

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone649 C

Shades of ghost white

#c9c7d1 #b2b0be #9c99ab #868299 #706c84 #5d596d #494656 #35343f #222128 #0e0e11

Tints of ghost white

#e1e0e6 #e3e3e8 #e6e5ea #e8e7ec #eaeaed #ececef #efeef1 #f1f1f3 #f3f3f5 #f5f5f7

Colors that go with ghost white

Complementary#e3e4de Analogous#dee0e4 Analogous#e2dee4 Triadic#e4dfde Triadic#dee4df Split complementary#e4e2de Split complementary#e0e4de

Ghost white in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 2, 3, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfdee4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 3 0 11

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 7 4 17

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Ghost white in css

Copy #dfdee4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfdee4; }
.text { color: #dfdee4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdee4; }

How ghost white looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Ghost white and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dfdee4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfdee4 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Ghost white on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dfdee4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around ghost white? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn ghost white into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dfdee4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from ghost white, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #dfdee4 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.