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#DCFEE6 Color

#DCFEE6 is rgb(220, 254, 230) in RGB, hsl(138, 94%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCFEE6
HEX#DCFEE6
RGBrgb(220, 254, 230)
HSLhsl(138, 94%, 93%)
HSVhsv(138, 13%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(96.6% 0.047 154.7)
LABlab(96.73% -14.70 7.65)
LCHlch(96.73% 16.57 152.50)

What #DCFEE6 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 #DCFEE6, 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.

#DCFEE6 Channel Values

How #DCFEE6 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 254 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 94% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 13% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.08:1 vs white · 19.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCFEE6 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 text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCFEE6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCFEE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCFEE6; 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 #DCFEE6

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 #DCFEE6.

How #DCFEE6 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#DCFEE6
Protanopia#F9F9E6
Protanomaly#EEFBE6
Deuteranopia#F3F3E7
Deuteranomaly#EAF8E7
Tritanopia#DFFBFB
Tritanomaly#DEFCF3
Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCFEE6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcfee6: #DCFEE6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCFEE6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcfee6': '#DCFEE6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.996, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_dcfee6">#DCFEE6</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCFEE6"

More Green Colors

#DCFEE6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCFEE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCFEE6?

#DCFEE6 is a lightest green — rgb(220, 254, 230) in RGB and hsl(138, 94%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.14.

What is the RGB value of #DCFEE6?

#DCFEE6 is rgb(220, 254, 230) — red 220, green 254, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCFEE6?

#DCFEE6 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCFEE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCFEE6 scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCFEE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCFEE6 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 8.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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