What color is #DCFFDA?

#DCFFDA 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 #DCFFDA?

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

What is the complementary color of #DCFFDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCFFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.36:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCFFDA color

#DCFFDA rgb(220, 255, 218)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 100% green and 85.5% blue (220, 255, 218).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.36:1).

#DCFFDA color codes

HEX	`#DCFFDA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 255, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 100%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.74, -17.96, 13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.74, 22.75, 142.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.927, 91.796, 79.929)`
Decimal	`14483418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCFFDA, 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 #DCFFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCFFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.36:1	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 #DCFFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcffda; }
.text { color: #dcffda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcffda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 255 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcffda, #daffeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #DCFFDA?: #DCFFDA 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 #DCFFDA?: The RGB value is 220, 255, 218: 220 red, 255 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCFFDA?: The complementary color is #FDDAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCFFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.36:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.