What color is #DCE7E3?

#DCE7E3 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE7E3?

The RGB value is 220, 231, 227: 220 red, 231 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE7E3?

The complementary color is #E7DCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE7E3?

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.

#DCE7E3 color

#DCE7E3 rgb(220, 231, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE7E3 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 90.6% green and 89% blue (220, 231, 227).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 19% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Blue (#DBE7E3), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#DCE7E3 color codes

HEX	`#DCE7E3`
RGB	`rgb(220, 231, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 90.6%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 19%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.74, -4.39, 0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.74, 4.44, 171.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.954, 77.913, 83.906)`
Decimal	`14477283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE7E3, 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 #DCE7E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE7E3 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 #DCE7E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce7e3; }
.text { color: #dce7e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce7e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 231 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce7e3, #dce6e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DCE7E3?: #DCE7E3 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE7E3?: The RGB value is 220, 231, 227: 220 red, 231 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE7E3?: The complementary color is #E7DCE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE7E3?: 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.