What color is #DCECE9?

#DCECE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCECE9?

The RGB value is 220, 236, 233: 220 red, 236 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCECE9?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCECE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCECE9 color

#DCECE9 rgb(220, 236, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCECE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.5% green and 91.4% blue (220, 236, 233).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Free Spirit (#DEEEED), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.22:1).

#DCECE9 color codes

HEX	`#DCECE9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 236, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 92.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 30%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.17, -5.83, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.17, 5.85, 183.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.216, 81.089, 88.817)`
Decimal	`14478569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCECE9, 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 #DCECE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCECE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.22:1	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 #DCECE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcece9; }
.text { color: #dcece9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcece9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 236 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcece9, #dce7ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DCECE9?: #DCECE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCECE9?: The RGB value is 220, 236, 233: 220 red, 236 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCECE9?: The complementary color is #ECDCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCECE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.