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Recognised as Colour

#DCE3D9

  • #DCE3D9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DCE3D9 is a green with RGB values 220, 227, 217 and HSL 102°, 15%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DCE3D9#DCE3D9
HEX#DCE3D9
RGBrgb(220, 227, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8902, 0.851
RGB percentages86.3%, 89%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(102, 15.2%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102, 4.4%, 89%)
CMYK3.1%, 0%, 4.4%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,476,249
CSS custom property--colour: #DCE3D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.03:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#231C26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E1D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3E1D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DCE2E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6Light grey · ΔE 7.6Linen · ΔE 8.5White smoke · ΔE 9.1Old lace · ΔE 9.4Honeydew · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0D9E3
Analogous#E1E3D9, #D9E3DB
Triadic#D9DCE3, #E3D9DC
Split complementary#DBD9E3, #E3D9E1
Tetradic#D9E1E3, #E0D9E3, #E3DBD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F9F6
Darker −10%#C1CDBC
Darker −20%#A6B89E
Darker −30%#8BA281
Darker −40%#718A66
More saturated +25%#D9EBD1
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R220
G227
B217
Red220 (86.3%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue102°
Saturation (HSL)15.15%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G E3 · B D9

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