What color is #DCEBE1?

#DCEBE1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCEBE1?

The RGB value is 220, 235, 225: 220 red, 235 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEBE1?

The complementary color is #EBDCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCEBE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEBE1 color

#DCEBE1 rgb(220, 235, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCEBE1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.2% green and 88.2% blue (220, 235, 225).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 27% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Clair de Lune (#DBE9DF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

#DCEBE1 color codes

HEX	`#DCEBE1`
RGB	`rgb(220, 235, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 92.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 27%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.72, -6.79, 3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.72, 7.48, 155.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.811, 80.068, 82.838)`
Decimal	`14478305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEBE1, 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 #DCEBE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEBE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	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 #DCEBE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcebe1; }
.text { color: #dcebe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcebe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 235 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcebe1, #dcebe9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DCEBE1?: #DCEBE1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCEBE1?: The RGB value is 220, 235, 225: 220 red, 235 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEBE1?: The complementary color is #EBDCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEBE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.