What color is #DCE5E8?

#DCE5E8 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE5E8?

The RGB value is 220, 229, 232: 220 red, 229 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE5E8?

The complementary color is #E8DFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE5E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE5E8 color

#DCE5E8 rgb(220, 229, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE5E8 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 89.8% green and 91% blue (220, 229, 232).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 21% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Cityscape (#DAE3E7), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#DCE5E8 color codes

HEX	`#DCE5E8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 229, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 89.8%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 21%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.36, -2.44, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.36, 3.5, 225.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.097, 77.08, 87.408)`
Decimal	`14476776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE5E8, 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 #DCE5E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE5E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	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 #DCE5E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce5e8; }
.text { color: #dce5e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce5e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 229 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce5e8, #dcdfe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DCE5E8?: #DCE5E8 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE5E8?: The RGB value is 220, 229, 232: 220 red, 229 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE5E8?: The complementary color is #E8DFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE5E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.