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#DCF4BE Color

#DCF4BE is rgb(220, 244, 190) in RGB, hsl(87, 71%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 22%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCF4BE
HEX#DCF4BE
RGBrgb(220, 244, 190)
HSLhsl(87, 71%, 85%)
HSVhsv(87, 22%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 22%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(93.6% 0.075 127.3)
LABlab(93.41% -15.01 23.37)
LCHlch(93.41% 27.78 122.72)

What #DCF4BE 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 #DCF4BE, 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.

#DCF4BE Channel Values

How #DCF4BE 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 244 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 71% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 22% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCF4BE 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCF4BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCF4BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCF4BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DCF4BE

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 #DCF4BE.

How #DCF4BE 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#DCF4BE
Protanopia#F0F0BE
Protanomaly#E8F2BE
Deuteranopia#ECECBF
Deuteranomaly#E6EFBF
Tritanopia#E3EEEE
Tritanomaly#E0F0DC
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCF4BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcf4be: #DCF4BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCF4BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcf4be': '#DCF4BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.957, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_dcf4be">#DCF4BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCF4BE"

More Green Colors

#DCF4BE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCF4BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCF4BE?

#DCF4BE is a lightest green — rgb(220, 244, 190) in RGB and hsl(87, 71%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #DCF4BE?

#DCF4BE is rgb(220, 244, 190) — red 220, green 244, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCF4BE?

#DCF4BE converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 22%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCF4BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCF4BE scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCF4BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCF4BE 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 11.74, which is visibly different.

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