What color is #DCE4E2?

#DCE4E2 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 #DCE4E2?

The RGB value is 220, 228, 226: 220 red, 228 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE4E2?

The complementary color is #E4DCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE4E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE4E2 color

#DCE4E2 rgb(220, 228, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE4E2 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 89.4% green and 88.6% blue (220, 228, 226).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 13% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Serene (#DCE3E4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

#DCE4E2 color codes

HEX	`#DCE4E2`
RGB	`rgb(220, 228, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 89.4%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 13%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.95, -3.04, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.95, 3.04, 179.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.983, 76.193, 82.904)`
Decimal	`14476514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE4E2, 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 #DCE4E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE4E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	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 #DCE4E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce4e2; }
.text { color: #dce4e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce4e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 228 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce4e2, #dce2e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DCE4E2?: #DCE4E2 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 #DCE4E2?: The RGB value is 220, 228, 226: 220 red, 228 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE4E2?: The complementary color is #E4DCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE4E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.