What color is #DCE4F0?

#DCE4F0 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE4F0?

The RGB value is 220, 228, 240: 220 red, 228 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE4F0?

The complementary color is #F0E8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE4F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.4:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE4F0 color

#DCE4F0 rgb(220, 228, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DCE4F0 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 89.4% green and 94.1% blue (220, 228, 240).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Moon (#E0E6F0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.4:1).

#DCE4F0 color codes

HEX	`#DCE4F0`
RGB	`rgb(220, 228, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 89.4%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.32, -0.41, -6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.32, 6.76, 266.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.984, 76.993, 93.437)`
Decimal	`14476528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE4F0, 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 #DCE4F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE4F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	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 #DCE4F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce4f0; }
.text { color: #dce4f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce4f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 228 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce4f0, #dedcf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DCE4F0?: #DCE4F0 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Radiant Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE4F0?: The RGB value is 220, 228, 240: 220 red, 228 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE4F0?: The complementary color is #F0E8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE4F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.4:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.