What color is #DCEBBB?

#DCEBBB is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCEBBB?

The RGB value is 220, 235, 187: 220 red, 235 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEBBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCEBBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEBBB color

#DCEBBB rgb(220, 235, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCEBBB is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.2% green and 73.3% blue (220, 235, 187).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 55% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Mint (#DDEDBD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#DCEBBB color codes

HEX	`#DCEBBB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 235, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 92.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 55%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 20%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.88, -13.08, 21.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.88, 25.32, 121.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.192, 78.22, 58.51)`
Decimal	`14478267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEBBB, 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 #DCEBBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEBBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #DCEBBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcebbb; }
.text { color: #dcebbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcebbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 235 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcebbb, #c4ebbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DCEBBB?: #DCEBBB is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCEBBB?: The RGB value is 220, 235, 187: 220 red, 235 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEBBB?: The complementary color is #CABBEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEBBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.