What color is #DCEEEC?

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

What is the RGB value of #DCEEEC?

The RGB value is 220, 238, 236: 220 red, 238 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCEEEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCEEEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCEEEC color

#DCEEEC rgb(220, 238, 236)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 93.3% green and 92.5% blue (220, 238, 236).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 35% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Free Spirit (#DEEEED), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.48:1).

#DCEEEC color codes

HEX	`#DCEEEC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 238, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 93.3%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 35%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.76, -6.29, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.76, 6.38, 189.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.227, 82.42, 91.286)`
Decimal	`14479084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCEEEC, 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 #DCEEEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCEEEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.48:1	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 #DCEEEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dceeec; }
.text { color: #dceeec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dceeec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 238 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dceeec, #dce7ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DCEEEC?: #DCEEEC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCEEEC?: The RGB value is 220, 238, 236: 220 red, 238 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCEEEC?: The complementary color is #EEDCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCEEEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.