#DCFCE7 color
The swatch above shows #DCFCE7 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#DCFCE7 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the CSS named color lightcyan (#E0FFFF).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: green-100. That means you can write bg-green-100 or text-green-100 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #DCFCE7 |
| RGB | rgb(220, 252, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(141, 84%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 1%) |
| Decimal | 14482663 |
| CSS | color: #DCFCE7; |
| Android | 0xFFDCFCE7 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.988, blue: 0.906, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #DCFCE7 | 1.10:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #DCFCE7 | 19.12:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #DCFCE7
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #DCFCE7 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #DCFCE7
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #DCFCE7 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #DCFCE7; background-color: #DCFCE7; }
.element { color: rgb(220 252 231); }
.element { color: hsl(141 84% 93%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-green-100 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #DCFCE7;Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCFCE7?
#DCFCE7 is a very light, vivid green. Its hue sits at 141° on the color wheel, with 84% saturation and 93% lightness.
What is #DCFCE7 in RGB?
#DCFCE7 converts to rgb(220, 252, 231) — 220 red, 252 green and 231 blue.
What is #DCFCE7 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 1%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #DCFCE7 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (19.12:1 versus 1.10:1).
What is the complementary color of #DCFCE7?
#FCDEF2 — the hue directly opposite #DCFCE7 on the color wheel.