What color is #DCF8F0?

#DCF8F0 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCF8F0?

The RGB value is 220, 248, 240: 220 red, 248 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCF8F0?

The complementary color is #F8DCE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCF8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCF8F0 color

#DCF8F0 rgb(220, 248, 240)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCF8F0 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 97.3% green and 94.1% blue (220, 248, 240).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 67% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Minty Fresh (#D2F2E7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

#DCF8F0 color codes

HEX	`#DCF8F0`
RGB	`rgb(220, 248, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 97.3%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 67%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 11%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.43, -10.57, 0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.43, 10.6, 175.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.807, 88.64, 95.378)`
Decimal	`14481648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCF8F0, 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 #DCF8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCF8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	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 #DCF8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcf8f0; }
.text { color: #dcf8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcf8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 248 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcf8f0, #dcf2f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DCF8F0?: #DCF8F0 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCF8F0?: The RGB value is 220, 248, 240: 220 red, 248 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCF8F0?: The complementary color is #F8DCE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCF8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.73:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.