What color is #DCDFCF?

#DCDFCF is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Feta. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDFCF?

The RGB value is 220, 223, 207: 220 red, 223 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDFCF?

The complementary color is #D2CFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDFCF color

#DCDFCF rgb(220, 223, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCDFCF is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.5% green and 81.2% blue (220, 223, 207).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Feta (#DBE0D0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#DCDFCF color codes

HEX	`#DCDFCF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 223, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 87.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.21, -3.82, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.21, 8.4, 117.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.164, 72.496, 69.474)`
Decimal	`14475215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDFCF, 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 #DCDFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	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 #DCDFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdfcf; }
.text { color: #dcdfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 223 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdfcf, #d4dfcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DCDFCF?: #DCDFCF is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Feta. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDFCF?: The RGB value is 220, 223, 207: 220 red, 223 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDFCF?: The complementary color is #D2CFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.