What color is #DCE1D8?

#DCE1D8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE1D8?

The RGB value is 220, 225, 216: 220 red, 225 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE1D8?

The complementary color is #DDD8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE1D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE1D8 color

#DCE1D8 rgb(220, 225, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE1D8 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 88.2% green and 84.7% blue (220, 225, 216).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 13% 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.8:1).

#DCE1D8 color codes

HEX	`#DCE1D8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 225, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 88.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 13%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.93, -3.29, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.93, 5.03, 130.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.833, 74.024, 75.614)`
Decimal	`14475736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE1D8, 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 #DCE1D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE1D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.8:1	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 #DCE1D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce1d8; }
.text { color: #dce1d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce1d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 225 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce1d8, #d8e1d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DCE1D8?: #DCE1D8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE1D8?: The RGB value is 220, 225, 216: 220 red, 225 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE1D8?: The complementary color is #DDD8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE1D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.