What color is #DDE9E6?

#DDE9E6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE9E6?

The RGB value is 221, 233, 230: 221 red, 233 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE9E6?

The complementary color is #E9DDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE9E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE9E6 color

#DDE9E6 rgb(221, 233, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDE9E6 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 91.4% green and 90.2% blue (221, 233, 230).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 21% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Blue (#DBE7E3), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#DDE9E6 color codes

HEX	`#DDE9E6`
RGB	`rgb(221, 233, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 91.4%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 21%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.4, -4.53, 0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.4, 4.53, 179.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.238, 79.363, 86.308)`
Decimal	`14543334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE9E6, 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 #DDE9E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE9E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #DDE9E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde9e6; }
.text { color: #dde9e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde9e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 233 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde9e6, #dde6e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DDE9E6?: #DDE9E6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE9E6?: The RGB value is 221, 233, 230: 221 red, 233 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE9E6?: The complementary color is #E9DDE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE9E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.