What color is #DCEADA?

#DCEADA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCEADA?

The RGB value is 220, 234, 218: 220 red, 234 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEADA?

The complementary color is #E8DAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCEADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEADA color

#DCEADA rgb(220, 234, 218)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 91.8% green and 85.5% blue (220, 234, 218).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 28% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Lichen (#DFEDDA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.82:1).

#DCEADA color codes

HEX	`#DCEADA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 234, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 91.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 28%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.29, -7.53, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.29, 9.73, 140.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.591, 79.123, 77.817)`
Decimal	`14478042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEADA, 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 #DCEADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.82:1	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 #DCEADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dceada; }
.text { color: #dceada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dceada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 234 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dceada, #daeae0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DCEADA?: #DCEADA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCEADA?: The RGB value is 220, 234, 218: 220 red, 234 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEADA?: The complementary color is #E8DAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.