What color is #DCEBEC?

#DCEBEC is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCEBEC?

The RGB value is 220, 235, 236: 220 red, 235 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEBEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCEBEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEBEC color

#DCEBEC rgb(220, 235, 236)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCEBEC is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.2% green and 92.5% blue (220, 235, 236).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Breath (#DEECED), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#DCEBEC color codes

HEX	`#DCEBEC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 235, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 92.2%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 30%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.99, -4.76, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.99, 5.24, 204.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.361, 80.688, 90.997)`
Decimal	`14478316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEBEC, 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 #DCEBEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEBEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	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 #DCEBEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcebec; }
.text { color: #dcebec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcebec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 235 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcebec, #dce3ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DCEBEC?: #DCEBEC is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCEBEC?: The RGB value is 220, 235, 236: 220 red, 235 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEBEC?: The complementary color is #ECDDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEBEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.