What color is #DCE3E4?

#DCE3E4 is a very light, grayish cyan known as Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Serene?

The RGB value is 220, 227, 228: 220 red, 227 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Serene?

The complementary color is #E4DDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE3E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Serene color: hex code #DCE3E4

#DCE3E4 rgb(220, 227, 228)

Shades of gray

Serene has the hex code #DCE3E4. It is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 89% green and 89.4% blue (220, 227, 228).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 13% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

Serene (#DCE3E4) color codes

HEX	`#DCE3E4`
RGB	`rgb(220, 227, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 89%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 13%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.75, -2.16, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.75, 2.52, 211.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.985, 75.755, 84.266)`
Decimal	`14476260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Serene, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DCE3E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE3E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DCE3E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce3e4; }
.text { color: #dce3e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce3e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 227 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce3e4, #dcdfe4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

See #DCE3E4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DCE3E4?: #DCE3E4 is a very light, grayish cyan known as Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Serene?: The RGB value is 220, 227, 228: 220 red, 227 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Serene?: The complementary color is #E4DDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE3E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.