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Recognised as Colour

#DCE7E0

  • #DCE7E0
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DCE7E0 is a green with RGB values 220, 231, 224 and HSL 142°, 19%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DCE7E0#DCE7E0
HEX#DCE7E0
RGBrgb(220, 231, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.9059, 0.8784
RGB percentages86.3%, 90.6%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(141.8, 18.6%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.8, 4.8%, 90.6%)
CMYK4.8%, 0%, 3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,477,280
CSS custom property--colour: #DCE7E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.55:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#23181F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E5E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E4E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DAE7E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.1White smoke · ΔE 8Light grey · ΔE 8.1Mint cream · ΔE 8.6Linen · ΔE 9Honeydew · ΔE 9
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.11, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7DCE3
Analogous#DEE7DC, #DCE7E5
Triadic#E0DCE7, #E7E0DC
Split complementary#E5DCE7, #E7DCDE
Tetradic#DCDEE7, #E7DCE3, #E7E5DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFCFB
Darker −10%#BED2C5
Darker −20%#9FBEAA
Darker −30%#81A990
Darker −40%#649375
More saturated +25%#D5EEDE
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R220
G231
B224
Red220 (86.3%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue141.82°
Saturation (HSL)18.64%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G E7 · B E0

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