What color is #DDEDBD?

#DDEDBD is a very light, moderate yellow-green known as Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mellow Mint?

The RGB value is 221, 237, 189: 221 red, 237 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mellow Mint?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDEDBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mellow Mint color: hex code #DDEDBD

#DDEDBD rgb(221, 237, 189)

Shades of green

Mellow Mint has the hex code #DDEDBD. It is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 92.9% green and 74.1% blue (221, 237, 189).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 57% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

Mellow Mint (#DDEDBD) color codes

HEX	`#DDEDBD`
RGB	`rgb(221, 237, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 92.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 57%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 20%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.51, -13.42, 21.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.51, 25.37, 121.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.287, 79.615, 59.851)`
Decimal	`14544317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mellow Mint, 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 #DDEDBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDEDBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #DDEDBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddedbd; }
.text { color: #ddedbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddedbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 237 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddedbd, #c5edbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

See #DDEDBD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DDEDBD?: #DDEDBD is a very light, moderate yellow-green known as Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mellow Mint?: The RGB value is 221, 237, 189: 221 red, 237 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mellow Mint?: The complementary color is #CDBDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDEDBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.