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#DCECB1 Color

#DCECB1 is rgb(220, 236, 177) in RGB, hsl(76, 61%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 25%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCECB1
HEX#DCECB1
RGBrgb(220, 236, 177)
HSLhsl(76, 61%, 81%)
HSVhsv(76, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 25%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.079 120.3)
LABlab(91.11% -12.72 26.86)
LCHlch(91.11% 29.72 115.35)

What #DCECB1 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 #DCECB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.49Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 8.81Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 8.95Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 10.26Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 11.81Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 12.12

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

#DCECB1 Channel Values

How #DCECB1 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 236 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 61% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCECB1 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCECB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCECB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCECB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCECB1
Complementary
#C1B1EC
Analogous
#ECDEB1
Analogous
#BFECB1
Triadic
#B1DCEC
Triadic
#ECB1DC
Split comp.
#B1BFEC
Split comp.
#DEB1EC

Tints & Shades of #DCECB1

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

#E0EEB9
#E5F1C6
#E9F3CE
#EFF6DA
#F2F8E2
#F8FBEF

Shades

#C8E184
#B4D657
#9DC530
#799825
#556B1A
#313E0F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCECB1.

How #DCECB1 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#DCECB1
Protanopia#E9E9B1
Protanomaly#E4EAB1
Deuteranopia#E7E7B2
Deuteranomaly#E3E9B1
Tritanopia#E3E6E6
Tritanomaly#E0E8D3
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCECB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcecb1: #DCECB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCECB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcecb1': '#DCECB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.925, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_dcecb1">#DCECB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCECB1"

More Green Colors

#DCECB1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCECB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCECB1?

#DCECB1 is a lightest green — rgb(220, 236, 177) in RGB and hsl(76, 61%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #DCECB1?

#DCECB1 is rgb(220, 236, 177) — red 220, green 236, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCECB1?

#DCECB1 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 25%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCECB1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCECB1 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCECB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCECB1 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.