What color is #DCEC9A?

#DCEC9A is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCEC9A?

The RGB value is 220, 236, 154: 220 red, 236 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEC9A?

The complementary color is #AA9AEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCEC9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEC9A color

#DCEC9A rgb(220, 236, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCEC9A is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.5% green and 60.4% blue (220, 236, 154).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 68% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#DCEC9A color codes

HEX	`#DCEC9A`
RGB	`rgb(220, 236, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 92.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 68%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 35%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 35%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.57, -18.06, 38.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.57, 42.12, 115.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.343, 77.54, 42.09)`
Decimal	`14478490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEC9A, 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 #DCEC9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEC9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #DCEC9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcec9a; }
.text { color: #dcec9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcec9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 236 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcec9a, #b3ec9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DCEC9A?: #DCEC9A is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCEC9A?: The RGB value is 220, 236, 154: 220 red, 236 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEC9A?: The complementary color is #AA9AEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEC9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.