What color is #DCE0CE?

#DCE0CE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE0CE?

The RGB value is 220, 224, 206: 220 red, 224 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE0CE?

The complementary color is #D2CEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE0CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE0CE color

#DCE0CE rgb(220, 224, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCE0CE is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.8% green and 80.8% blue (220, 224, 206).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 22% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Frost (#DCE0CD), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#DCE0CE color codes

HEX	`#DCE0CE`
RGB	`rgb(220, 224, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 87.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 22%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.44, -4.5, 8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.44, 9.48, 118.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.31, 72.983, 68.922)`
Decimal	`14475470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE0CE, 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 #DCE0CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE0CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #DCE0CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce0ce; }
.text { color: #dce0ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce0ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 224 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce0ce, #d3e0ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DCE0CE?: #DCE0CE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE0CE?: The RGB value is 220, 224, 206: 220 red, 224 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE0CE?: The complementary color is #D2CEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE0CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.