What color is #DCE4D8?

#DCE4D8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE4D8?

The RGB value is 220, 228, 216: 220 red, 228 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE4D8?

The complementary color is #E0D8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE4D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE4D8 color

#DCE4D8 rgb(220, 228, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCE4D8 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 89.4% green and 84.7% blue (220, 228, 216).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 18% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Water Lily (#DDE3D5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#DCE4D8 color codes

HEX	`#DCE4D8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 228, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 89.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 18%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.7, -4.83, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.7, 6.89, 134.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.651, 75.66, 75.887)`
Decimal	`14476504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE4D8, 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 #DCE4D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE4D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #DCE4D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce4d8; }
.text { color: #dce4d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce4d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 228 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce4d8, #d8e4da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DCE4D8?: #DCE4D8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE4D8?: The RGB value is 220, 228, 216: 220 red, 228 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE4D8?: The complementary color is #E0D8E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE4D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.