What color is #DCF2E9?

#DCF2E9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCF2E9?

The RGB value is 220, 242, 233: 220 red, 242 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCF2E9?

The complementary color is #F2DCE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCF2E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCF2E9 color

#DCF2E9 rgb(220, 242, 233)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCF2E9 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 94.9% green and 91.4% blue (220, 242, 233).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 46% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Shattered Ice (#DAEEE6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#DCF2E9 color codes

HEX	`#DCF2E9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 242, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 94.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 46%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.71, -8.87, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.71, 9.06, 168.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.972, 84.602, 89.402)`
Decimal	`14480105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCF2E9, 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 #DCF2E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCF2E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	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 #DCF2E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcf2e9; }
.text { color: #dcf2e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcf2e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 242 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcf2e9, #dcf0f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DCF2E9?: #DCF2E9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCF2E9?: The RGB value is 220, 242, 233: 220 red, 242 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCF2E9?: The complementary color is #F2DCE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCF2E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.