What color is #DCFDDA?

#DCFDDA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCFDDA?

The RGB value is 220, 253, 218: 220 red, 253 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCFDDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCFDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.11:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCFDDA color

#DCFDDA rgb(220, 253, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCFDDA is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 99.2% green and 85.5% blue (220, 253, 218).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 90% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.11:1).

#DCFDDA color codes

HEX	`#DCFDDA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 253, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 99.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 90%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 14%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.21, -16.99, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.21, 21.52, 142.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.293, 90.527, 79.717)`
Decimal	`14482906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCFDDA, 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 #DCFDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCFDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.11:1	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 #DCFDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcfdda; }
.text { color: #dcfdda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcfdda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 253 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcfdda, #dafdea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DCFDDA?: #DCFDDA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCFDDA?: The RGB value is 220, 253, 218: 220 red, 253 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCFDDA?: The complementary color is #FBDAFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCFDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.11:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.