What color is #DCEDC9?

#DCEDC9 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCEDC9?

The RGB value is 220, 237, 201: 220 red, 237 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEDC9?

The complementary color is #DAC9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCEDC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEDC9 color

#DCEDC9 rgb(220, 237, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCEDC9 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.9% green and 78.8% blue (220, 237, 201).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 50% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Green Glint (#DCF1C7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#DCEDC9 color codes

HEX	`#DCEDC9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 237, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 92.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 50%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.69, -11.9, 15.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.69, 19.59, 127.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.34, 80.001, 66.983)`
Decimal	`14478793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEDC9, 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 #DCEDC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEDC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	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 #DCEDC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcedc9; }
.text { color: #dcedc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcedc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 237 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcedc9, #caedc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DCEDC9?: #DCEDC9 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCEDC9?: The RGB value is 220, 237, 201: 220 red, 237 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEDC9?: The complementary color is #DAC9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEDC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.