What color is #DCE6ED?

#DCE6ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color White Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE6ED?

The RGB value is 220, 230, 237: 220 red, 230 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE6ED?

The complementary color is #EDE3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE6ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE6ED color

#DCE6ED rgb(220, 230, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE6ED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 90.2% green and 92.9% blue (220, 230, 237).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is White Frost (#DEE6EC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#DCE6ED color codes

HEX	`#DCE6ED`
RGB	`rgb(220, 230, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 90.2%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.74, -2.01, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.74, 4.98, 246.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.095, 77.923, 91.294)`
Decimal	`14477037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE6ED, 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 #DCE6ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE6ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	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 #DCE6ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce6ed; }
.text { color: #dce6ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce6ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 230 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce6ed, #dcdeed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DCE6ED?: #DCE6ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color White Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE6ED?: The RGB value is 220, 230, 237: 220 red, 230 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE6ED?: The complementary color is #EDE3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE6ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.