What color is #DCEAE5?

#DCEAE5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Icelandic Winter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCEAE5?

The RGB value is 220, 234, 229: 220 red, 234 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEAE5?

The complementary color is #EADCE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCEAE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEAE5 color

#DCEAE5 rgb(220, 234, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCEAE5 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 91.8% green and 89.8% blue (220, 234, 229).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 25% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Icelandic Winter (#D9E7E3), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.94:1).

#DCEAE5 color codes

HEX	`#DCEAE5`
RGB	`rgb(220, 234, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 91.8%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 25%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.56, -5.56, 0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.56, 5.62, 171.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.078, 79.718, 85.651)`
Decimal	`14478053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEAE5, 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 #DCEAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEAE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.94:1	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 #DCEAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dceae5; }
.text { color: #dceae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dceae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 234 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dceae5, #dce8ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DCEAE5?: #DCEAE5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Icelandic Winter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCEAE5?: The RGB value is 220, 234, 229: 220 red, 234 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEAE5?: The complementary color is #EADCE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEAE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.