What color is #DCE0D6?

#DCE0D6 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE0D6?

The RGB value is 220, 224, 214: 220 red, 224 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE0D6?

The complementary color is #DAD6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE0D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE0D6 color

#DCE0D6 rgb(220, 224, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE0D6 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.8% green and 83.9% blue (220, 224, 214).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 14% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Washed Dollar (#E1E3D7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.68:1).

#DCE0D6 color codes

HEX	`#DCE0D6`
RGB	`rgb(220, 224, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 87.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 14%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.63, -3.13, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.63, 5.41, 125.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.307, 73.382, 74.171)`
Decimal	`14475478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE0D6, 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 #DCE0D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE0D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.68:1	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 #DCE0D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce0d6; }
.text { color: #dce0d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce0d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 224 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce0d6, #d7e0d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DCE0D6?: #DCE0D6 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE0D6?: The RGB value is 220, 224, 214: 220 red, 224 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE0D6?: The complementary color is #DAD6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE0D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.