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#DCEBEC Winter’s Breath

#DCEBEC is a very light gray named Winter’s Breath. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 92.2% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(220, 235, 236)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 30% saturation and 89% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #DCEBEC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.14:1.

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Variations of #DCEBEC

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E5E7EC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9E9EC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5EAEC
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E5E7EC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3E8EC
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D8ECEB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DAECEC
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E8E8E8
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E5E9E9

#DCEBEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#DCEBEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.14:1 Super#DCEBEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCEBEC in CSS

/* Winter’s Breath */
.color { color: #DCEBEC; }
.background { background-color: #DCEBEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCEBEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 235 236);
color: hsl(184 30% 89%);
color: oklch(0.929 0.016 201.7);

#DCEBEC FAQ

What color is #DCEBEC?

#DCEBEC is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCEBEC?

#DCEBEC is rgb(220, 235, 236) in RGB, hsl(184, 30%, 89%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCEBEC?

The complementary color of #DCEBEC is #ECDDDC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCEBEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCEBEC: 17.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCEBEC a warm or cool color?

#DCEBEC is a neutral color.