Information about #DCF8E5 color

#DCF8E5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCF8E5 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — High Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 248, 229) — 86.3% red, 97.3% green, 89.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 7 / 3. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DCF8E5 reads as a energetic, saturated spring green and is nearly as bright as white. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Frosted Mint (#E2F2E4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Mint (#DFF0E2) and Very Pale Malachite Green (#E2FFE9).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(220, 248, 229)), which gives #DCF8E5 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DCF8E5: 18.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DCF8E5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DCF8E5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DCF8E5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DCF8E5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Frosted Mint color link
Frosted Mint

#E2F2E4

Soft Mint color link
Soft Mint

#DFF0E2

Clear Day color link
Clear Day

#DFEFEA

Tara color link
Tara

#DEF1DD

Polar color link
Polar

#E5F2E7

White Ice color link
White Ice

#D7EEE4

Tranquil color link
Tranquil

#DDEDE9

I Spy color link
I Spy

#E6F2EA

Dew color link
Dew

#E7F2E9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCF8E5
  • RGB220, 248, 229
  • CMYK11, 0, 7, 3
  • CSSrgb(220, 248, 229)
  • HSL139°, 67%, 92%
  • HSL Precise139.286°, 66.667%, 91.765%
  • HSV139°, 11%, 97%
  • HSB139°, 11%, 97%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.973
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.973, 0.898)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.973, 0.898, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.973, 0.898)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB97.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB89.8%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDDCF8E5
  • DECIMAL ID14481637
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01