What color is #DCE6E0?

#DCE6E0 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE6E0?

The RGB value is 220, 230, 224: 220 red, 230 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE6E0?

The complementary color is #E6DCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE6E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE6E0 color

#DCE6E0 rgb(220, 230, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE6E0 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 90.2% green and 87.8% blue (220, 230, 224).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 17% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Frosty Pink (#DFE9E3), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#DCE6E0 color codes

HEX	`#DCE6E0`
RGB	`rgb(220, 230, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 90.2%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 17%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.41, -4.43, 1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.41, 4.76, 158.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.264, 77.191, 81.651)`
Decimal	`14477024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE6E0, 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 #DCE6E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE6E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	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 #DCE6E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce6e0; }
.text { color: #dce6e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce6e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 230 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce6e0, #dce6e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DCE6E0?: #DCE6E0 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE6E0?: The RGB value is 220, 230, 224: 220 red, 230 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE6E0?: The complementary color is #E6DCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE6E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.