What color is #DCE2CC?

#DCE2CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE2CC?

The RGB value is 220, 226, 204: 220 red, 226 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE2CC?

The complementary color is #D2CCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE2CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE2CC color

#DCE2CC rgb(220, 226, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCE2CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 88.6% green and 80% blue (220, 226, 204).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 27% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Frost (#DCE0CD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#DCE2CC color codes

HEX	`#DCE2CC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 226, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 88.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 27%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.91, -5.85, 10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.91, 11.64, 120.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.609, 73.968, 67.831)`
Decimal	`14475980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE2CC, 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 #DCE2CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE2CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #DCE2CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce2cc; }
.text { color: #dce2cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce2cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 226 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce2cc, #d1e2cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DCE2CC?: #DCE2CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE2CC?: The RGB value is 220, 226, 204: 220 red, 226 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE2CC?: The complementary color is #D2CCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE2CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.