What color is #DCF4EE?

#DCF4EE is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCF4EE?

The RGB value is 220, 244, 238: 220 red, 244 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCF4EE?

The complementary color is #F4DCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCF4EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCF4EE color

#DCF4EE rgb(220, 244, 238)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCF4EE is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 95.7% green and 93.3% blue (220, 244, 238).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 52% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Light Spirited (#D8EEE7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.22:1).

#DCF4EE color codes

HEX	`#DCF4EE`
RGB	`rgb(220, 244, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 95.7%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 52%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.35, -8.94, 0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.35, 8.95, 178.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.295, 86.089, 93.417)`
Decimal	`14480622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCF4EE, 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 #DCF4EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCF4EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.22:1	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 #DCF4EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcf4ee; }
.text { color: #dcf4ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcf4ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 244 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcf4ee, #dceef4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DCF4EE?: #DCF4EE is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCF4EE?: The RGB value is 220, 244, 238: 220 red, 244 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCF4EE?: The complementary color is #F4DCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCF4EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.