What color is #DCEBD9?

#DCEBD9 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 #DCEBD9?

The RGB value is 220, 235, 217: 220 red, 235 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEBD9?

The complementary color is #E8D9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCEBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEBD9 color

#DCEBD9 rgb(220, 235, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCEBD9 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.2% green and 85.1% blue (220, 235, 217).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 31% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Lichen (#DFEDDA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#DCEBD9 color codes

HEX	`#DCEBD9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 235, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 92.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.52, -8.21, 7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.52, 10.81, 139.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.746, 79.642, 77.225)`
Decimal	`14478297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEBD9, 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 #DCEBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	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 #DCEBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcebd9; }
.text { color: #dcebd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcebd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 235 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcebd9, #d9ebdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DCEBD9?: #DCEBD9 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 #DCEBD9?: The RGB value is 220, 235, 217: 220 red, 235 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEBD9?: The complementary color is #E8D9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.