Recognised as Colour
#DCE4D8
- #DCE4D8
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#DCE4D8 is a green with RGB values 220, 228, 216 and HSL 100°, 18%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.
Colour values
#DCE4D8#DCE4D8
HEX#DCE4D8
RGBrgb(220, 228, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8941, 0.8471
RGB percentages86.3%, 89.4%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(100, 18.2%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 5.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK3.5%, 0%, 5.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,476,504
CSS custom property--colour: #DCE4D8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.13:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#231B27
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0D8E4
Analogous#E2E4D8, #D8E4DA
Triadic#D8DCE4, #E4D8DC
Split complementary#DAD8E4, #E4D8E2
Tetradic#D8E2E4, #E0D8E4, #E4DAD8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G228
B216
Red220 (86.3%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G E4 · B D8
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