What color is #DCE3E1?

#DCE3E1 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE3E1?

The RGB value is 220, 227, 225: 220 red, 227 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE3E1?

The complementary color is #E3DCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE3E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE3E1 color

#DCE3E1 rgb(220, 227, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE3E1 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 89% green and 88.2% blue (220, 227, 225).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 11% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Serene (#DCE3E4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#DCE3E1 color codes

HEX	`#DCE3E1`
RGB	`rgb(220, 227, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 89%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 11%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 3%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.67, -2.71, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.67, 2.71, 176.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.572, 75.59, 82.092)`
Decimal	`14476257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE3E1, 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 #DCE3E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE3E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	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 #DCE3E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce3e1; }
.text { color: #dce3e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce3e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 227 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce3e1, #dce2e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DCE3E1?: #DCE3E1 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE3E1?: The RGB value is 220, 227, 225: 220 red, 227 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE3E1?: The complementary color is #E3DCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE3E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.