What color is #DCE0E4?

#DCE0E4 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Bright Star. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE0E4?

The RGB value is 220, 224, 228: 220 red, 224 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE0E4?

The complementary color is #E4E0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE0E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE0E4 color

#DCE0E4 rgb(220, 224, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE0E4 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.8% green and 89.4% blue (220, 224, 228).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 13% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Bright Star (#DDE2E6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#DCE0E4 color codes

HEX	`#DCE0E4`
RGB	`rgb(220, 224, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 87.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 13%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.98, -0.61, -2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.98, 2.5, 255.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.172, 74.128, 83.995)`
Decimal	`14475492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE0E4, 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 #DCE0E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE0E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #DCE0E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce0e4; }
.text { color: #dce0e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce0e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 224 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce0e4, #dcdce4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DCE0E4?: #DCE0E4 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Bright Star. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE0E4?: The RGB value is 220, 224, 228: 220 red, 224 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE0E4?: The complementary color is #E4E0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE0E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.