What color is #DDE7C6?

#DDE7C6 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 #DDE7C6?

The RGB value is 221, 231, 198: 221 red, 231 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE7C6?

The complementary color is #D0C6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE7C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE7C6 color

#DDE7C6 rgb(221, 231, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDE7C6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 90.6% green and 77.6% blue (221, 231, 198).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 41% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.32:1).

#DDE7C6 color codes

HEX	`#DDE7C6`
RGB	`rgb(221, 231, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 90.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 41%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.14, -9.02, 14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.14, 17.46, 121.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.586, 76.601, 64.587)`
Decimal	`14542790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE7C6, 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 #DDE7C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE7C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.32:1	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 #DDE7C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde7c6; }
.text { color: #dde7c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde7c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 231 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde7c6, #cde7c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DDE7C6?: #DDE7C6 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 #DDE7C6?: The RGB value is 221, 231, 198: 221 red, 231 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE7C6?: The complementary color is #D0C6E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE7C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.