HEX atlas value

#DCEFC8

#DCEFC8 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Mint. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 239, 200, HSL 89, 55%, 86%, has luminance 0.8112, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#DCEFC8 Sample readable text

HEX #DCEFC8

RGB rgb(220, 239, 200)

HSL hsl(89 55% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 16, 6)

Luminance 0.8112

Contrast Black 17.22:1White 1.22:1

CSS

--color-dcefc8: #DCEFC8;
.background-dcefc8 { background-color: #DCEFC8; }
.text-dcefc8 { color: #DCEFC8; }

Luminance0.8112

Black text17.22:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA 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":"#DCEFC8","rgb":[220,239,200],"hsl":[89,55,86],"cmyk":[8,0,16,6],"luminance":0.8112,"contrast":{"black":17.22,"white":1.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.22,"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":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.21,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCF7C0","hex":"#DCF7C0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.11,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EFEEC8","hex":"#EFEEC8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.73,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.33,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","light green","Pastel Mint 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/dcefc8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DBC8EF","analogous":["#EFEEC8","#C8EFC8"],"triadic":["#C8DCEF","#EFC8DC"],"tetradic":["#C8EFEE","#DBC8EF","#EFC8C8"],"splitComplementary":["#C8C8EF","#EEC8EF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DCEFC8","#AFDA81"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#AFDA81","saturated":"#DCF7C0","desaturated":"#DCE7D0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F0FFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-mint","name":"Pastel Mint","hex":"#CEFAD0","distance":19.519221295943137},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":20.518284528683193},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":22.15851980616034},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":22.47220505424423},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":24.020824298928627}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCEFC8

#DCEFC8 is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #DCEFC8 is visually closest to Pastel Mint, a named green color with HEX #CEFAD0.

The RGB channels are 220, 239, and 200, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 89deg with 55% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 0.8112, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.22:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCEFC8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.22:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Pastel Mint#000000 text · best 18.21:1#CEFAD0

#DCF7C0#000000 text · best 18.11:1#DCF7C0

#EFEEC8#000000 text · best 17.73:1#EFEEC8

Parchment#000000 text · best 17.33:1#F1E9D2

Generated Palette

#DCEFC8#DCEFC8

#DBC8EF#DBC8EF

#EFEEC8#EFEEC8

#C8EFC8#C8EFC8

White#FFFFFF

#AFDA81#AFDA81

Color Harmonies

#DBC8EF#DBC8EF

#EFEEC8#EFEEC8

#C8EFC8#C8EFC8

#C8DCEF#C8DCEF

#EFC8DC#EFC8DC

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#AFDA81#AFDA81

#DCF7C0#DCF7C0

#DCE7D0#DCE7D0

White#FFFFFF

#F0FFE0#F0FFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Mint#CEFAD0

Pearl#EAE0C8

Bone#E3DAC9

Vellum#EFE3C8

Parchment#F1E9D2

#DCEFC8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCEFC8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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