What color is #DCEBCD?

#DCEBCD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCEBCD?

The RGB value is 220, 235, 205: 220 red, 235 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEBCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCEBCD?

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.

#DCEBCD color

#DCEBCD rgb(220, 235, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCEBCD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.2% green and 80.4% blue (220, 235, 205).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 43% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#DCEBCD color codes

HEX	`#DCEBCD`
RGB	`rgb(220, 235, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 92.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 43%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 13%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.25, -10.24, 12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.25, 16.46, 128.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.241, 79.04, 69.301)`
Decimal	`14478285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#DCEBCD 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 #DCEBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcebcd; }
.text { color: #dcebcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcebcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 235 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcebcd, #cdebcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DCEBCD?: #DCEBCD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCEBCD?: The RGB value is 220, 235, 205: 220 red, 235 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEBCD?: The complementary color is #DCCDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEBCD?: 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.