What color is #DDE5CB?

#DDE5CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE5CB?

The RGB value is 221, 229, 203: 221 red, 229 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE5CB?

The complementary color is #D3CBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE5CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE5CB color

#DDE5CB rgb(221, 229, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDE5CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 89.8% green and 79.6% blue (221, 229, 203).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#DDE5CB color codes

HEX	`#DDE5CB`
RGB	`rgb(221, 229, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 89.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.73, -7.2, 11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.73, 13.79, 121.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.616, 75.723, 67.489)`
Decimal	`14542283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE5CB, 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 #DDE5CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE5CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #DDE5CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde5cb; }
.text { color: #dde5cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde5cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 229 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde5cb, #d0e5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DDE5CB?: #DDE5CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE5CB?: The RGB value is 221, 229, 203: 221 red, 229 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE5CB?: The complementary color is #D3CBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE5CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.