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DCDEC9

#DCDEC9 Sip of Mint

#DCDEC9 is a very light gray named Sip of Mint. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.1% green and 78.8% blue (rgb(220, 222, 201)). Its HSL value is 66° hue, 24% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. #DCDEC9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.34:1.

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Variations of #DCDEC9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DCDEC9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DCDEC9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCDEC9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E2DDCA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2DCC8
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0DCC8
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2DDCA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0DDC9
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFDBD8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDDDD0
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDDD8

#DCDEC9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#DCDEC9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.34:1 Super#DCDEC9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDEC9 in CSS

/* Sip of Mint */
.color { color: #DCDEC9; }
.background { background-color: #DCDEC9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDEC9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 222 201);
color: hsl(66 24% 83%);
color: oklch(0.893 0.028 111.4);

#DCDEC9 FAQ

What color is #DCDEC9?

#DCDEC9 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Sip of Mint. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCDEC9?

#DCDEC9 is rgb(220, 222, 201) in RGB, hsl(66, 24%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDEC9?

The complementary color of #DCDEC9 is #CBC9DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDEC9?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDEC9: 15.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDEC9 a warm or cool color?

#DCDEC9 is a neutral color.