#DCE5ED

Closest named color: Platinum (#E0E1DD). oklch(91.7% 0.015 244.7), rgb(220, 229, 237).

Black text reads best on this color (16.47:1).

About this color

#DCE5ED is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 92%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Platinum (#E0E1DD), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 16.47:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (92%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Platinum (#E0E1DD)
Black text	16.47:1
White text	1.27:1

Values

HEX	#DCE5ED
RGB	rgb(220, 229, 237)
HSL	hsl(208, 32%, 90%)
OKLCH	oklch(91.7% 0.015 244.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #DCE5ED	1.27:1	Fails	Lc -15.7	Dividers and decoration only
Black text on #DCE5ED	16.47:1	AAA	Lc 90.0	Fine for body text
#DCE5ED text on white	1.27:1	Fails	Lc 13.6	Not readable
#DCE5ED text on black	16.47:1	AAA	Lc -90.2	Preferred for body text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F7

oklch(97.2% 0.003 228.8)
Step 100
100 (this color)

#DCE5ED

oklch(91.7% 0.015 244.7)
Step 200
200

#D4DAE0

oklch(88.6% 0.011 247.9)
Step 300
300

#B7C2CC

oklch(80.9% 0.019 245.4)
Step 400
400

#92A3B2

oklch(70.7% 0.029 244.8)
Step 500
500

#768CA0

oklch(63% 0.039 245.9)
Step 600
600

#5F768A

oklch(55.5% 0.041 244.9)
Step 700
700

#4E6376

oklch(49% 0.04 246)
Step 800
800

#405160

oklch(42.7% 0.033 245.3)
Step 900
900

#37434E

oklch(37.7% 0.025 246.2)
Step 950
950

#20272E

oklch(26.9% 0.016 248.4)

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#DCE5ED with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#E2E5ED	0.008
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#E0E3ED	0.007
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#D8E7E7	0.012
Achromatopsia (no color)	#E4E4E4	0.015

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #DCE5ED, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #DCE5ED in your product

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