What color is #DCE9D3?

#DCE9D3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE9D3?

The RGB value is 220, 233, 211: 220 red, 233 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE9D3?

The complementary color is #E0D3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE9D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE9D3 color

#DCE9D3 rgb(220, 233, 211)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCE9D3 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 91.4% green and 82.7% blue (220, 233, 211).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 33% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint (#D7E7D0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#DCE9D3 color codes

HEX	`#DCE9D3`
RGB	`rgb(220, 233, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 91.4%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 33%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 9%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.87, -8.23, 9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.87, 12.35, 131.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.41, 78.196, 72.999)`
Decimal	`14477779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE9D3, 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 #DCE9D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE9D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #DCE9D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce9d3; }
.text { color: #dce9d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce9d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 233 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce9d3, #d3e9d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DCE9D3?: #DCE9D3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE9D3?: The RGB value is 220, 233, 211: 220 red, 233 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE9D3?: The complementary color is #E0D3E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE9D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.