Colour

#DCE4DE

#DCE4DE
Green
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DCE4DE is a green with RGB values 220, 228, 222 and HSL 135°, 13%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DCE4DE#DCE4DE

HEX#DCE4DE

RGBrgb(220, 228, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8941, 0.8706

RGB percentages86.3%, 89.4%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(135, 12.9%, 87.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(135, 3.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK3.5%, 0%, 2.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,476,510

CSS custom property--colour: #DCE4DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.2:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#231B21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4E3DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2E2DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DBE4E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.7 Light grey · ΔE 6.8 White smoke · ΔE 7.9 Linen · ΔE 8.7 Mint cream · ΔE 9.3 Sea shell · ΔE 9.7

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.74, a close match

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E4DCE2

Analogous#DEE4DC, #DCE4E2

Triadic#DEDCE4, #E4DEDC

Split complementary#E2DCE4, #E4DCDE

Tetradic#DCDEE4, #E4DCE2, #E4E2DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9FAF9

Darker −10%#BFCEC3

Darker −20%#A2B8A8

Darker −30%#86A18D

Darker −40%#6A8A72

More saturated +25%#D4ECDA

Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R220

G228

B222

Red220 (86.3%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue135°

Saturation (HSL)12.9%

Lightness87.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DC · G E4 · B DE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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