What color is #DCEBED?

#DCEBED 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 #DCEBED?

The RGB value is 220, 235, 237: 220 red, 235 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEBED?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCEBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEBED color

#DCEBED rgb(220, 235, 237)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.2% green and 92.9% blue (220, 235, 237).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Breath (#DEECED), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#DCEBED color codes

HEX	`#DCEBED`
RGB	`rgb(220, 235, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 92.2%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 32%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.02, -4.57, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.02, 5.3, 210.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.506, 80.746, 91.765)`
Decimal	`14478317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEBED, 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 #DCEBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	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 #DCEBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcebed; }
.text { color: #dcebed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcebed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 235 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcebed, #dce3ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DCEBED?: #DCEBED 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 #DCEBED?: The RGB value is 220, 235, 237: 220 red, 235 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEBED?: The complementary color is #EDDEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.