HEX atlas value

#DCEFE5

#DCEFE5 is a cool green HEX color close to Soft Mint. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 239, 229, HSL 148, 37%, 90%, has luminance 0.8261, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#DCEFE5 Sample readable text

HEX #DCEFE5

RGB rgb(220, 239, 229)

HSL hsl(148 37% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 4, 6)

Luminance 0.8261

Contrast Black 17.52:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-dcefe5: #DCEFE5;
.background-dcefe5 { background-color: #DCEFE5; }
.text-dcefe5 { color: #DCEFE5; }

Luminance0.8261

Black text17.52:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA 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":"#DCEFE5","rgb":[220,239,229],"hsl":[148,37,90],"cmyk":[8,0,4,6],"luminance":0.8261,"contrast":{"black":17.52,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.2,"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":"#D6F5E4","hex":"#D6F5E4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.04,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCEFEE","hex":"#DCEFEE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.62,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mercury","hex":"#EBEBEB","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.62,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","light green","Soft 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/dcefe5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moonstone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/platinum.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#EFDCE6","analogous":["#DDEFDC","#DCEFEE"],"triadic":["#E5DCEF","#EFE5DC"],"tetradic":["#DCDDEF","#EFDCE6","#EFEEDC"],"splitComplementary":["#EEDCEF","#EFDCDD"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DCEFE5","#9DD2B6"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#9DD2B6","saturated":"#D6F5E4","desaturated":"#E2E9E5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F5FFFA"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-mint","name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","distance":9.433981132056603},{"slug":"moonstone","name":"Moonstone","hex":"#D9E6E8","distance":9.9498743710662},{"slug":"platinum","name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","distance":14.52583904633395},{"slug":"mercury","name":"Mercury","hex":"#EBEBEB","distance":16.64331697709324},{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":18.411952639521967}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCEFE5

#DCEFE5 is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #DCEFE5 is visually closest to Soft Mint, a named green color with HEX #D5F5E3.

The RGB channels are 220, 239, and 229, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 148deg with 37% saturation and 90% 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 0.8261, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.52:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCEFE5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.52:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#D6F5E4#000000 text · best 18.04:1#D6F5E4

Soft Mint#000000 text · best 18:1#D5F5E3

#DCEFEE#000000 text · best 17.62:1#DCEFEE

Mercury#000000 text · best 17.62:1#EBEBEB

Generated Palette

#DCEFE5#DCEFE5

#EFDCE6#EFDCE6

#DDEFDC#DDEFDC

#DCEFEE#DCEFEE

White#FFFFFF

#9DD2B6#9DD2B6

Color Harmonies

#EFDCE6#EFDCE6

#DDEFDC#DDEFDC

#DCEFEE#DCEFEE

#E5DCEF#E5DCEF

#EFE5DC#EFE5DC

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#9DD2B6#9DD2B6

#D6F5E4#D6F5E4

#E2E9E5#E2E9E5

White#FFFFFF

Mint Cream#F5FFFA

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Mint#D5F5E3

Moonstone#D9E6E8

Platinum#E5E4E2

Mercury#EBEBEB

Alabaster#EDEAE0

#DCEFE5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCEFE5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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