Information about #DCEFED color

#DCEFED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCEFED falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 239, 237) — 86.3% red, 93.7% green, 92.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 1 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DCEFED reads as a softly balanced water-like cyan and glows at the very top of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Clear Day (#DFEFEA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tranquil (#DDEDE9) and Marian Blue (#E1EBEE).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 239, 237) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 17.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. No one has named #DCEFED so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DCEFED color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DCEFED color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DCEFED

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Clear Day color link
Clear Day

#DFEFEA

Tranquil color link
Tranquil

#DDEDE9

Marian Blue color link
Marian Blue

#E1EBEE

White Ice color link
White Ice

#D7EEE4

I Spy color link
I Spy

#E6F2EA

Frosted Mint color link
Frosted Mint

#E2F2E4

Polar color link
Polar

#E5F2E7

Soft Mint color link
Soft Mint

#DFF0E2

Dew color link
Dew

#E7F2E9

#DCEFED color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCEFED
  • RGB220, 239, 237
  • CMYK7, 0, 1, 6
  • CSSrgb(220, 239, 237)
  • HSL174°, 37%, 90%
  • HSL Precise173.684°, 37.255%, 90%
  • HSV174°, 8%, 94%
  • HSB174°, 8%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.937, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.937, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.937, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDDCEFED
  • DECIMAL ID14479341
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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