What color is #DCFFE4?

#DCFFE4 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCFFE4?

The RGB value is 220, 255, 228: 220 red, 255 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCFFE4?

The complementary color is #FFDCF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCFFE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCFFE4 color

#DCFFE4 rgb(220, 255, 228)

Shades of green

The hex color #DCFFE4 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 100% green and 89.4% blue (220, 255, 228).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.47:1).

#DCFFE4 color codes

HEX	`#DCFFE4`
RGB	`rgb(220, 255, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 100%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 14%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.96, -16.23, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.96, 18.63, 150.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.276, 92.336, 87.03)`
Decimal	`14483428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCFFE4, 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 #DCFFE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCFFE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.47:1	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 #DCFFE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcffe4; }
.text { color: #dcffe4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcffe4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 255 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcffe4, #dcfff6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DCFFE4?: #DCFFE4 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCFFE4?: The RGB value is 220, 255, 228: 220 red, 255 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCFFE4?: The complementary color is #FFDCF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCFFE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.