What color is #DCE7E9?

#DCE7E9 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Airy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE7E9?

The RGB value is 220, 231, 233: 220 red, 231 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE7E9?

The complementary color is #E9DEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE7E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE7E9 color

#DCE7E9 rgb(220, 231, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE7E9 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 90.6% green and 91.4% blue (220, 231, 233).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 23% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Airy (#DAE6E9), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.65:1).

#DCE7E9 color codes

HEX	`#DCE7E9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 231, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 90.6%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 23%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.89, -3.28, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.89, 3.97, 214.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.796, 78.25, 88.344)`
Decimal	`14477289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE7E9, 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 #DCE7E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE7E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.65:1	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 #DCE7E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce7e9; }
.text { color: #dce7e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce7e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 231 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce7e9, #dce1e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DCE7E9?: #DCE7E9 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Airy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE7E9?: The RGB value is 220, 231, 233: 220 red, 231 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE7E9?: The complementary color is #E9DEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE7E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.