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#DCE4E4 Serene

#DCE4E4 is a very light gray named Serene. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 89.4% green and 89.4% blue (rgb(220, 228, 228)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 13% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #DCE4E4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.26:1.

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Variations of #DCE4E4

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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#DCE4E4 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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#DCE4E4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCE4E4 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 #E1E2E4
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3E3E4
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1E3E4
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1E2E4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0E3E4
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DAE5E4
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBE4E4
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E2E2E2
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E1E3E3

#DCE4E4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.29:1 Very poor#DCE4E4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.26:1 Super#DCE4E4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCE4E4 in CSS

/* Serene */
.color { color: #DCE4E4; }
.background { background-color: #DCE4E4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCE4E4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 228 228);
color: hsl(180 13% 88%);
color: oklch(0.913 0.009 197.0);

#DCE4E4 FAQ

What color is #DCE4E4?

#DCE4E4 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Serene. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCE4E4?

#DCE4E4 is rgb(220, 228, 228) in RGB, hsl(180, 13%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCE4E4?

The complementary color of #DCE4E4 is #E4DCDC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCE4E4?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCE4E4: 16.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCE4E4 a warm or cool color?

#DCE4E4 is a neutral color.