What color is #DDE0D2?

#DDE0D2 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE0D2?

The RGB value is 221, 224, 210: 221 red, 224 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE0D2?

The complementary color is #D5D2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE0D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE0D2 color

#DDE0D2 rgb(221, 224, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDE0D2 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 87.8% green and 82.4% blue (221, 224, 210).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 18% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Wild Wheat (#E0E1D1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#DDE0D2 color codes

HEX	`#DDE0D2`
RGB	`rgb(221, 224, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 87.8%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 18%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 6%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.61, -3.47, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.61, 7.37, 118.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.106, 73.337, 71.528)`
Decimal	`14541010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE0D2, 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 #DDE0D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE0D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #DDE0D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde0d2; }
.text { color: #dde0d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde0d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 224 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde0d2, #d6e0d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DDE0D2?: #DDE0D2 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE0D2?: The RGB value is 221, 224, 210: 221 red, 224 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE0D2?: The complementary color is #D5D2E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE0D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.