#DCF8AF Color

#DCF8AF is rgb(220, 248, 175) in RGB, hsl(83, 84%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 29%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), visibly different at ΔE 12.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCF8AF

HEX#DCF8AF

RGBrgb(220, 248, 175)

HSLhsl(83, 84%, 83%)

HSVhsv(83, 29%, 97%)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 29%, 3%)

OKLCHoklch(94.1% 0.099 125.3)

LABlab(94.23% -18.42 32.00)

LCHlch(94.23% 36.93 119.92)

What #DCF8AF 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 #DCF8AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 12.07 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 12.14 Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 12.16 Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 12.69 Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 13.66 Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 13.93

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

#DCF8AF Channel Values

How #DCF8AF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 220 · G 248 · B 175	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 83° · S 84% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 83° · S 29% · V 97%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 11% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 3%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.16:1 vs white · 18.09:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCF8AF 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DCF8AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCF8AF; 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 #DCF8AF

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 #DCF8AF.

How #DCF8AF 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#DCF8AF

Protanopia#F4F4AF

Protanomaly#EAF5AF

Deuteranopia#EFEFB0

Deuteranomaly#E8F3B0

Tritanopia#E5F0F0

Tritanomaly#E1F3D9

Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

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Using #DCF8AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcf8af: #DCF8AF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCF8AF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcf8af': '#DCF8AF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.973, blue: 0.686)

Android XML<color name="color_dcf8af">#DCF8AF</color>

SVG fillfill="#DCF8AF"

More Green Colors

#DCF8AF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#DCF8AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCF8AF?

#DCF8AF is a lightest green — rgb(220, 248, 175) in RGB and hsl(83, 84%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.07.

What is the RGB value of #DCF8AF?

#DCF8AF is rgb(220, 248, 175) — red 220, green 248, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCF8AF?

#DCF8AF converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 29%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCF8AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCF8AF scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCF8AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCF8AF 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 13.93, which is visibly different.

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