What color is #DCE7CC?

#DCE7CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE7CC?

The RGB value is 220, 231, 204: 220 red, 231 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE7CC?

The complementary color is #D7CCE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE7CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE7CC color

#DCE7CC rgb(220, 231, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCE7CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 90.6% green and 80% blue (220, 231, 204).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 36% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.35:1).

#DCE7CC color codes

HEX	`#DCE7CC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 231, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 90.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 36%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.2, -8.39, 11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.2, 14.56, 125.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.989, 76.727, 68.29)`
Decimal	`14477260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE7CC, 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 #DCE7CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE7CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.35:1	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 #DCE7CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce7cc; }
.text { color: #dce7cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce7cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 231 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce7cc, #cfe7cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DCE7CC?: #DCE7CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE7CC?: The RGB value is 220, 231, 204: 220 red, 231 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE7CC?: The complementary color is #D7CCE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE7CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.