Colour

#DCF3D8

#DCF3D8
Green
Light
Nearest: Honeydew

#DCF3D8 is a green with RGB values 220, 243, 216 and HSL 111°, 53%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Honeydew.

Colour values

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HEX#DCF3D8

RGBrgb(220, 243, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.9529, 0.8471

RGB percentages86.3%, 95.3%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(111.1, 52.9%, 90%)

HSV / HSBhsv(111.1, 11.1%, 95.3%)

CMYK9.5%, 0%, 11.1%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,480,344

CSS custom property--colour: #DCF3D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.85:1

Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC

Inverted#230C27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5EED7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1ECD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DBF1EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Honeydew · ΔE 8.6 Beige · ΔE 8.7 Light yellow · ΔE 10.2 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 11.2 Cornsilk · ΔE 11.5 Ivory · ΔE 12

Nearest named CSS colourHoneydew (#F0FFF0)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFD8F3

Analogous#E9F3D8, #D8F3E1

Triadic#D8DCF3, #F3D8DC

Split complementary#E1D8F3, #F3D8EA

Tetradic#D8E9F3, #EFD8F3, #F3E1D8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#B9E7B1

Darker −20%#96DB8A

Darker −30%#73CF63

Darker −40%#50C33C

More saturated +25%#D8F9D2

Less saturated −25%#E0EDDE

Channel breakdown

R220

G243

B216

Red220 (86.3%)

Green243 (95.3%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue111.11°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness90%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DC · G F3 · B D8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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