HEX atlas value

#DCF0DB

#DCF0DB is a cool green HEX color close to Soft Mint. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 240, 219, HSL 117, 41%, 90%, has luminance 0.8265, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#DCF0DB Sample readable text

HEX #DCF0DB

RGB rgb(220, 240, 219)

HSL hsl(117 41% 90%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 9, 6)

Luminance 0.8265

Contrast Black 17.53:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-dcf0db: #DCF0DB;
.background-dcf0db { background-color: #DCF0DB; }
.text-dcf0db { color: #DCF0DB; }

Luminance0.8265

Black text17.53:1AA 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":"#DCF0DB","rgb":[220,240,219],"hsl":[117,41,90],"cmyk":[8,0,9,6],"luminance":0.8265,"contrast":{"black":17.53,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.53,"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":"#D7F6D5","hex":"#D7F6D5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.03,"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":"#E7F0DB","hex":"#E7F0DB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.88,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DBF0E4","hex":"#DBF0E4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.6,"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/dcf0db.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/platinum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moonstone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#EFDBF0","analogous":["#E7F0DB","#DBF0E4"],"triadic":["#DBDCF0","#F0DBDC"],"tetradic":["#DBE7F0","#EFDBF0","#F0E4DB"],"splitComplementary":["#E4DBF0","#F0DBE7"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DCF0DB","#9DD59A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#9DD59A","saturated":"#D7F6D5","desaturated":"#E1EAE1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F5FFF5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-mint","name":"Soft Mint","hex":"#D5F5E3","distance":11.74734012447073},{"slug":"platinum","name":"Platinum","hex":"#E5E4E2","distance":16.55294535724685},{"slug":"moonstone","name":"Moonstone","hex":"#D9E6E8","distance":16.673332000533065},{"slug":"alabaster","name":"Alabaster","hex":"#EDEAE0","distance":18.708286933869708},{"slug":"gainsboro","name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","distance":20.024984394500787}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCF0DB

#DCF0DB is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #DCF0DB is visually closest to Soft Mint, a named green color with HEX #D5F5E3.

The RGB channels are 220, 240, and 219, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 117deg with 41% 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 0.8265, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.53:1AA 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 #DCF0DB needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.53:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#D7F6D5#000000 text · best 18.03:1#D7F6D5

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

#E7F0DB#000000 text · best 17.88:1#E7F0DB

#DBF0E4#000000 text · best 17.6:1#DBF0E4

Generated Palette

#DCF0DB#DCF0DB

#EFDBF0#EFDBF0

#E7F0DB#E7F0DB

#DBF0E4#DBF0E4

White#FFFFFF

#9DD59A#9DD59A

Color Harmonies

#EFDBF0#EFDBF0

#E7F0DB#E7F0DB

#DBF0E4#DBF0E4

#DBDCF0#DBDCF0

#F0DBDC#F0DBDC

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#9DD59A#9DD59A

#D7F6D5#D7F6D5

#E1EAE1#E1EAE1

White#FFFFFF

#F5FFF5#F5FFF5

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Mint#D5F5E3

Platinum#E5E4E2

Moonstone#D9E6E8

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Gainsboro#DCDCDC

#DCF0DB

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCF0DB

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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