What color is #DDEDE9?

#DDEDE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDEDE9?

The RGB value is 221, 237, 233: 221 red, 237 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDEDE9?

The complementary color is #EDDDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDEDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDEDE9 color

#DDEDE9 rgb(221, 237, 233)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDEDE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 92.9% green and 91.4% blue (221, 237, 233).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Dream (#D9EAE5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

#DDEDE9 color codes

HEX	`#DDEDE9`
RGB	`rgb(221, 237, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 92.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.5, -6.01, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.5, 6.02, 178.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.808, 81.823, 88.927)`
Decimal	`14544361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDEDE9, 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 #DDEDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDEDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	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 #DDEDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddede9; }
.text { color: #ddede9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddede9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 237 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddede9, #dde9ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DDEDE9?: #DDEDE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDEDE9?: The RGB value is 221, 237, 233: 221 red, 237 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDEDE9?: The complementary color is #EDDDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDEDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.