What color is #DDEDEB?

#DDEDEB is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDEDEB?

The RGB value is 221, 237, 235: 221 red, 237 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDEDEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDEDEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDEDEB color

#DDEDEB rgb(221, 237, 235)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 92.9% green and 92.2% blue (221, 237, 235).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Free Spirit (#DEEEED), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#DDEDEB color codes

HEX	`#DDEDEB`
RGB	`rgb(221, 237, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 92.9%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.55, -5.64, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.55, 5.71, 188.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.095, 81.938, 90.44)`
Decimal	`14544363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDEDEB, 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 #DDEDEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDEDEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	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 #DDEDEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddedeb; }
.text { color: #ddedeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddedeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 237 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddedeb, #dde7ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DDEDEB?: #DDEDEB is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDEDEB?: The RGB value is 221, 237, 235: 221 red, 237 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDEDEB?: The complementary color is #EDDDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDEDEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.