What color is #DCE9E3?

#DCE9E3 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCE9E3?

The RGB value is 220, 233, 227: 220 red, 233 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCE9E3?

The complementary color is #E9DCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCE9E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCE9E3 color

#DCE9E3 rgb(220, 233, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCE9E3 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 91.4% green and 89% blue (220, 233, 227).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 23% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Dream (#DBE7E1), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#DCE9E3 color codes

HEX	`#DCE9E3`
RGB	`rgb(220, 233, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 91.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 23%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.25, -5.41, 1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.25, 5.59, 165.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.517, 79.039, 84.094)`
Decimal	`14477795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCE9E3, 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 #DCE9E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCE9E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	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 #DCE9E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dce9e3; }
.text { color: #dce9e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dce9e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 233 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dce9e3, #dce9e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DCE9E3?: #DCE9E3 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCE9E3?: The RGB value is 220, 233, 227: 220 red, 233 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCE9E3?: The complementary color is #E9DCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCE9E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.