What color is #DCE8EF?

#DCE8EF 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 #DCE8EF?

The RGB value is 220, 232, 239: 220 red, 232 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE8EF?

The complementary color is #EFE3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE8EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE8EF color

#DCE8EF rgb(220, 232, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE8EF is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 91% green and 93.7% blue (220, 232, 239).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 37% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% 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 16.83:1).

#DCE8EF color codes

HEX	`#DCE8EF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 232, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 91%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 37%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.31, -2.66, -4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.31, 5.46, 240.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.949, 79.16, 93.028)`
Decimal	`14477551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE8EF, 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 #DCE8EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE8EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	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 #DCE8EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce8ef; }
.text { color: #dce8ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce8ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 232 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce8ef, #dcdeef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DCE8EF?: #DCE8EF 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 #DCE8EF?: The RGB value is 220, 232, 239: 220 red, 232 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE8EF?: The complementary color is #EFE3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE8EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.