What color is #DDEDE0?

#DDEDE0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDEDE0?

The RGB value is 221, 237, 224: 221 red, 237 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDEDE0?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDEDE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDEDE0 color

#DDEDE0 rgb(221, 237, 224)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDEDE0 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 92.9% green and 87.8% blue (221, 237, 224).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cryo Freeze (#DDECE0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.26:1).

#DDEDE0 color codes

HEX	`#DDEDE0`
RGB	`rgb(221, 237, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 92.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.27, -7.65, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.27, 8.86, 149.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.555, 81.322, 82.328)`
Decimal	`14544352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDEDE0, 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 #DDEDE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDEDE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.26:1	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 #DDEDE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddede0; }
.text { color: #ddede0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddede0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 237 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddede0, #ddede8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DDEDE0?: #DDEDE0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDEDE0?: The RGB value is 221, 237, 224: 221 red, 237 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDEDE0?: The complementary color is #EDDDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDEDE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.