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#DCEAE6

Off White · very light neutral

About #DCEAE6

With the hex code #DCEAE6, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 92% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Off White — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EADCE0, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green234
Blue230

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 7.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DCEAE6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #DCEAE6.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #DCEAE6.
16.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCEAE6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCEAE6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E8E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E6E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9EAE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCEAE6?

With the hex code #DCEAE6, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 92% green and 90% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DCEAE6?

Use black text. Black on #DCEAE6 has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCEAE6?

Its complementary colour is #EADCE0, and analogous partners are #DCEADF and #DCE7EA.