What color is #DCE3E5?

#DCE3E5 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE3E5?

The RGB value is 220, 227, 229: 220 red, 227 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE3E5?

The complementary color is #E5DEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE3E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE3E5 color

#DCE3E5 rgb(220, 227, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE3E5 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 89% green and 89.8% blue (220, 227, 229).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 15% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Serene (#DCE3E4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#DCE3E5 color codes

HEX	`#DCE3E5`
RGB	`rgb(220, 227, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 89%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 15%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.77, -1.97, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.77, 2.66, 222.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.124, 75.811, 84.999)`
Decimal	`14476261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE3E5, 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 #DCE3E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE3E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #DCE3E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce3e5; }
.text { color: #dce3e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce3e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 227 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce3e5, #dcdfe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DCE3E5?: #DCE3E5 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE3E5?: The RGB value is 220, 227, 229: 220 red, 227 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE3E5?: The complementary color is #E5DEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE3E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.