What color is #DDECAB?

#DDECAB is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDECAB?

The RGB value is 221, 236, 171: 221 red, 236 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDECAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDECAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDECAB color

#DDECAB rgb(221, 236, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDECAB is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 92.5% green and 67.1% blue (221, 236, 171).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 63% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#DDECAB color codes

HEX	`#DDECAB`
RGB	`rgb(221, 236, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 92.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 63%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 28%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 28%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.92, -15.5, 29.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.92, 33.72, 117.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.164, 78.304, 50.096)`
Decimal	`14544043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDECAB, 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 #DDECAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDECAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #DDECAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddecab; }
.text { color: #ddecab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddecab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 236 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddecab, #bdecab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DDECAB?: #DDECAB is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDECAB?: The RGB value is 221, 236, 171: 221 red, 236 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDECAB?: The complementary color is #BAABEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDECAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.