What color is #DCE9DF?

#DCE9DF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE9DF?

The RGB value is 220, 233, 223: 220 red, 233 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE9DF?

The complementary color is #E9DCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE9DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE9DF color

#DCE9DF rgb(220, 233, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCE9DF is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 91.4% green and 87.5% blue (220, 233, 223).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 23% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Clair de Lune (#DBE9DF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.76:1).

#DCE9DF color codes

HEX	`#DCE9DF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 233, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 91.4%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 23%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.15, -6.13, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.15, 7, 151.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.971, 78.821, 81.22)`
Decimal	`14477791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE9DF, 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 #DCE9DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE9DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	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 #DCE9DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce9df; }
.text { color: #dce9df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce9df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 233 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce9df, #dce9e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DCE9DF?: #DCE9DF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE9DF?: The RGB value is 220, 233, 223: 220 red, 233 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE9DF?: The complementary color is #E9DCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE9DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.