What color is #DCFE8E?

#DCFE8E is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Cucumber Milk. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCFE8E?

The RGB value is 220, 254, 142: 220 red, 254 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCFE8E?

The complementary color is #B08EFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCFE8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCFE8E color

#DCFE8E rgb(220, 254, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCFE8E is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 99.6% green and 55.7% blue (220, 254, 142).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 98% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Milk (#C2F177), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#DCFE8E color codes

HEX	`#DCFE8E`
RGB	`rgb(220, 254, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 99.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 98%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 44%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.18, -28.05, 49.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.18, 57.14, 119.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.839, 88.052, 38.902)`
Decimal	`14483086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCFE8E, 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 #DCFE8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCFE8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	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 #DCFE8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcfe8e; }
.text { color: #dcfe8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcfe8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 254 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcfe8e, #a4fe8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DCFE8E?: #DCFE8E is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Cucumber Milk. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCFE8E?: The RGB value is 220, 254, 142: 220 red, 254 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCFE8E?: The complementary color is #B08EFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCFE8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.