What color is #DCECD8?

#DCECD8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCECD8?

The RGB value is 220, 236, 216: 220 red, 236 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCECD8?

The complementary color is #E8D8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCECD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCECD8 color

#DCECD8 rgb(220, 236, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCECD8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.5% green and 84.7% blue (220, 236, 216).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 34% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Lichen (#DFEDDA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.03:1).

#DCECD8 color codes

HEX	`#DCECD8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 236, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 92.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 34%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.76, -8.89, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.76, 11.88, 138.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.903, 80.164, 76.638)`
Decimal	`14478552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCECD8, 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 #DCECD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCECD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.03:1	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 #DCECD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcecd8; }
.text { color: #dcecd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcecd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 236 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcecd8, #d8ecde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DCECD8?: #DCECD8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCECD8?: The RGB value is 220, 236, 216: 220 red, 236 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCECD8?: The complementary color is #E8D8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCECD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.