What color is #DCEBDE?

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

What is the RGB value of #DCEBDE?

The RGB value is 220, 235, 222: 220 red, 235 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEBDE?

The complementary color is #EBDCE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCEBDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEBDE color

#DCEBDE rgb(220, 235, 222)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.2% green and 87.1% blue (220, 235, 222).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 27% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% 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 16.98:1).

#DCEBDE color codes

HEX	`#DCEBDE`
RGB	`rgb(220, 235, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 92.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 27%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.64, -7.33, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.64, 8.65, 147.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.406, 79.906, 80.702)`
Decimal	`14478302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEBDE, 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 #DCEBDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEBDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	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 #DCEBDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcebde; }
.text { color: #dcebde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcebde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 235 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcebde, #dcebe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DCEBDE?: #DCEBDE is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCEBDE?: The RGB value is 220, 235, 222: 220 red, 235 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEBDE?: The complementary color is #EBDCE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEBDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.