What color is #DCEBEE?

#DCEBEE 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 #DCEBEE?

The RGB value is 220, 235, 238: 220 red, 235 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEBEE?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCEBEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEBEE color

#DCEBEE rgb(220, 235, 238)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.2% green and 93.3% blue (220, 235, 238).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 35% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Breath (#DEECED), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#DCEBEE color codes

HEX	`#DCEBEE`
RGB	`rgb(220, 235, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 92.2%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 35%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.04, -4.39, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.04, 5.41, 215.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.653, 80.804, 92.536)`
Decimal	`14478318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEBEE, 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 #DCEBEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEBEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #DCEBEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcebee; }
.text { color: #dcebee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcebee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 235 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcebee, #dce2ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DCEBEE?: #DCEBEE 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 #DCEBEE?: The RGB value is 220, 235, 238: 220 red, 235 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEBEE?: The complementary color is #EEDFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEBEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.