What color is #DEE2C7?

#DEE2C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Marble Grape?

The RGB value is 222, 226, 199: 222 red, 226 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Marble Grape?

The complementary color is #CBC7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE2C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Marble Grape color: hex code #DEE2C7

#DEE2C7 rgb(222, 226, 199)

Shades of green

Marble Grape has the hex code #DEE2C7. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 88.6% green and 78% blue (222, 226, 199).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 32% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

Marble Grape (#DEE2C7) color codes

HEX	`#DEE2C7`
RGB	`rgb(222, 226, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 88.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 32%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.94, -5.97, 12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.94, 14.08, 115.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.628, 74.046, 64.751)`
Decimal	`14607047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Marble Grape, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DEE2C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE2C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DEE2C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee2c7; }
.text { color: #dee2c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee2c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 226 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee2c7, #d1e2c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #DEE2C7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DEE2C7?: #DEE2C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Marble Grape?: The RGB value is 222, 226, 199: 222 red, 226 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Marble Grape?: The complementary color is #CBC7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE2C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.