#DCF9DC Color

#DCF9DC is rgb(220, 249, 220) in RGB, hsl(120, 71%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCF9DC

HEX#DCF9DC

RGBrgb(220, 249, 220)

HSLhsl(120, 71%, 92%)

HSVhsv(120, 12%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(95.3% 0.049 145.2)

LABlab(95.23% -13.72 10.64)

LCHlch(95.23% 17.36 142.19)

What #DCF9DC 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 #DCF9DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 5.02 Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 5.81 Honey Dew#F0FFF0ΔE 9.09 Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 10.35 Beige#F5F5DCΔE 10.73 Light Yellow#FFFFE0ΔE 11.57

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

#DCF9DC Channel Values

How #DCF9DC 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 249 · B 220	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 120° · S 71% · L 92%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 120° · S 12% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.13:1 vs white · 18.63:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCF9DC 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 text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCF9DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCF9DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCF9DC; 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 #DCF9DC

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 #DCF9DC.

How #DCF9DC 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#DCF9DC

Protanopia#F4F4DC

Protanomaly#EBF6DC

Deuteranopia#F0F0DD

Deuteranomaly#E8F4DD

Tritanopia#E0F6F6

Tritanomaly#DEF7EC

Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

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Using #DCF9DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcf9dc: #DCF9DC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCF9DC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcf9dc': '#DCF9DC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.976, blue: 0.863)

Android XML<color name="color_dcf9dc">#DCF9DC</color>

SVG fillfill="#DCF9DC"

More Green Colors

#DCF9DC 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

#DCF9DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCF9DC?

#DCF9DC is a lightest green — rgb(220, 249, 220) in RGB and hsl(120, 71%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #DCF9DC?

#DCF9DC is rgb(220, 249, 220) — red 220, green 249, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCF9DC?

#DCF9DC converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCF9DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCF9DC scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCF9DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCF9DC 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 honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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