HEX atlas value

#DCE2D5

#DCE2D5 is a cool green HEX color close to Gainsboro. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 226, 213, HSL 88, 18%, 86%, has luminance 0.7441, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#DCE2D5 Sample readable text

HEX #DCE2D5

RGB rgb(220, 226, 213)

HSL hsl(88 18% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 6, 11)

Luminance 0.7441

Contrast Black 15.88:1White 1.32:1

CSS

--color-dce2d5: #DCE2D5;
.background-dce2d5 { background-color: #DCE2D5; }
.text-dce2d5 { color: #DCE2D5; }

Luminance0.7441

Black text15.88:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DCE2D5","rgb":[220,226,213],"hsl":[88,18,86],"cmyk":[3,0,6,11],"luminance":0.7441,"contrast":{"black":15.88,"white":1.32}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCEACD","hex":"#DCEACD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.69,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E2E1D5","hex":"#E2E1D5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.96,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D5E2D5","hex":"#D5E2D5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.67,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.31,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","light green","Gainsboro adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dce2d5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gainsboro.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/aluminum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fog.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DBD5E2","analogous":["#E2E1D5","#D5E2D5"],"triadic":["#D5DCE2","#E2D5DC"],"tetradic":["#D5E2E1","#DBD5E2","#E2D5D5"],"splitComplementary":["#D5D5E2","#E1D5E2"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DCE2D5","#AEBC9F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#AEBC9F","saturated":"#DCEACD","desaturated":"#DBDBDB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F1FFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"gainsboro","name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","distance":9.219544457292887},{"slug":"aluminum","name":"Aluminum","hex":"#D9DAD9","distance":9.433981132056603},{"slug":"fog","name":"Fog","hex":"#D7DDE0","distance":13.076696830622021},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":14.7648230602334},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":14.7648230602334}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCE2D5

#DCE2D5 is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #DCE2D5 is visually closest to Gainsboro, a named gray color with HEX #DCDCDC.

The RGB channels are 220, 226, and 213, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 88deg with 18% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7441, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.88:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCE2D5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.88:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#DCEACD#000000 text · best 16.69:1#DCEACD

#E2E1D5#000000 text · best 15.96:1#E2E1D5

#D5E2D5#000000 text · best 15.67:1#D5E2D5

Gainsboro#000000 text · best 15.31:1#DCDCDC

Generated Palette

#DCE2D5#DCE2D5

#DBD5E2#DBD5E2

#E2E1D5#E2E1D5

#D5E2D5#D5E2D5

White#FFFFFF

#AEBC9F#AEBC9F

Color Harmonies

#DBD5E2#DBD5E2

#E2E1D5#E2E1D5

#D5E2D5#D5E2D5

#D5DCE2#D5DCE2

#E2D5DC#E2D5DC

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#AEBC9F#AEBC9F

#DCEACD#DCEACD

#DBDBDB#DBDBDB

White#FFFFFF

#F1FFE0#F1FFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Gainsboro#DCDCDC

Aluminum#D9DAD9

Fog#D7DDE0

Chrome#D5D5D5

Quartz#E7D9D1

#DCE2D5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCE2D5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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