What color is #DCE8C8?

#DCE8C8 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 #DCE8C8?

The RGB value is 220, 232, 200: 220 red, 232 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE8C8?

The complementary color is #D4C8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE8C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE8C8 color

#DCE8C8 rgb(220, 232, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCE8C8 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 91% green and 78.4% blue (220, 232, 200).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 41% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#DCE8C8 color codes

HEX	`#DCE8C8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 232, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 91%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 41%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.37, -9.55, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.37, 17.13, 123.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.796, 77.099, 65.89)`
Decimal	`14477512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE8C8, 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 #DCE8C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE8C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	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 #DCE8C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce8c8; }
.text { color: #dce8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce8c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 232 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce8c8, #cce8c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DCE8C8?: #DCE8C8 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 #DCE8C8?: The RGB value is 220, 232, 200: 220 red, 232 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE8C8?: The complementary color is #D4C8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE8C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.