What color is #DCF6EE?

#DCF6EE 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 #DCF6EE?

The RGB value is 220, 246, 238: 220 red, 246 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCF6EE?

The complementary color is #F6DCE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCF6EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCF6EE color

#DCF6EE rgb(220, 246, 238)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCF6EE is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 96.5% green and 93.3% blue (220, 246, 238).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 59% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Light Spirited (#D8EEE7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#DCF6EE color codes

HEX	`#DCF6EE`
RGB	`rgb(220, 246, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 96.5%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 59%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.86, -9.95, 0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.86, 9.99, 174.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.9, 87.299, 93.619)`
Decimal	`14481134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCF6EE, 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 #DCF6EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCF6EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	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 #DCF6EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcf6ee; }
.text { color: #dcf6ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcf6ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 246 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcf6ee, #dcf1f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DCF6EE?: #DCF6EE 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 #DCF6EE?: The RGB value is 220, 246, 238: 220 red, 246 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCF6EE?: The complementary color is #F6DCE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCF6EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.