What color is #DCE7ED?

#DCE7ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE7ED?

The RGB value is 220, 231, 237: 220 red, 231 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE7ED?

The complementary color is #EDE2DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE7ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE7ED color

#DCE7ED rgb(220, 231, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE7ED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 90.6% green and 92.9% blue (220, 231, 237).

Its hue angle is 201°, 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 Out Cold (#E2ECF2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.7:1).

#DCE7ED color codes

HEX	`#DCE7ED`
RGB	`rgb(220, 231, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 90.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91, -2.53, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91, 4.88, 238.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.374, 78.481, 91.387)`
Decimal	`14477293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE7ED, 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 #DCE7ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE7ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	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 #DCE7ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce7ed; }
.text { color: #dce7ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce7ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 231 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce7ed, #dcdfed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DCE7ED?: #DCE7ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Out Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE7ED?: The RGB value is 220, 231, 237: 220 red, 231 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE7ED?: The complementary color is #EDE2DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE7ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.