What color is #DCEADE?

#DCEADE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCEADE?

The RGB value is 220, 234, 222: 220 red, 234 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEADE?

The complementary color is #EADCE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCEADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEADE color

#DCEADE rgb(220, 234, 222)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 91.8% green and 87.1% blue (220, 234, 222).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 25% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cryo Freeze (#DDECE0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#DCEADE color codes

HEX	`#DCEADE`
RGB	`rgb(220, 234, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 91.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 25%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.39, -6.82, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.39, 8.02, 148.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.12, 79.335, 80.607)`
Decimal	`14478046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEADE, 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 #DCEADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #DCEADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dceade; }
.text { color: #dceade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dceade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 234 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dceade, #dceae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DCEADE?: #DCEADE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCEADE?: The RGB value is 220, 234, 222: 220 red, 234 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEADE?: The complementary color is #EADCE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.