What color is #DCE1DA?

#DCE1DA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE1DA?

The RGB value is 220, 225, 218: 220 red, 225 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE1DA?

The complementary color is #DFDAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE1DA?

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.

#DCE1DA color

#DCE1DA rgb(220, 225, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE1DA is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 88.2% green and 85.5% blue (220, 225, 218).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 10% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#DCE1DA color codes

HEX	`#DCE1DA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 225, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 88.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 10%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 3%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.98, -2.94, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.98, 4.08, 136.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.093, 74.128, 76.984)`
Decimal	`14475738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE1DA, 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 #DCE1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE1DA 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 #DCE1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce1da; }
.text { color: #dce1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 225 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce1da, #dae1db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DCE1DA?: #DCE1DA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE1DA?: The RGB value is 220, 225, 218: 220 red, 225 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE1DA?: The complementary color is #DFDAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE1DA?: 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.