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#DCEAE4 Color

#DCEAE4 is rgb(220, 234, 228) in RGB, hsl(154, 25%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Platinum (#E5E4E2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCEAE4
HEX#DCEAE4
RGBrgb(220, 234, 228)
HSLhsl(154, 25%, 89%)
HSVhsv(154, 6%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.017 168.5)
LABlab(91.51% -5.64 1.23)
LCHlch(91.51% 5.77 167.67)

What #DCEAE4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DCEAE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#DCEAE4 Channel Values

How #DCEAE4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 220 · G 234 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 25% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 6% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCEAE4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCEAE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCEAE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCEAE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DCEAE4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCEAE4.

How #DCEAE4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DCEAE4
Protanopia#E8E8E4
Protanomaly#E3E9E4
Deuteranopia#E5E5E4
Deuteranomaly#E2E7E4
Tritanopia#DDE9E9
Tritanomaly#DCEAE7
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCEAE4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dceae4: #DCEAE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCEAE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dceae4': '#DCEAE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.918, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_dceae4">#DCEAE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCEAE4"

More Green Colors

#DCEAE4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCEAE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCEAE4?

#DCEAE4 is a lightest green — rgb(220, 234, 228) in RGB and hsl(154, 25%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Platinum (#E5E4E2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #DCEAE4?

#DCEAE4 is rgb(220, 234, 228) — red 220, green 234, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCEAE4?

#DCEAE4 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCEAE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCEAE4 scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCEAE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCEAE4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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