What color is #DDEEEC?

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

What is the RGB value of #DDEEEC?

The RGB value is 221, 238, 236: 221 red, 238 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDEEEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDEEEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDEEEC color

#DDEEEC rgb(221, 238, 236)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 93.3% green and 92.5% blue (221, 238, 236).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 33% 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 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.52:1).

#DDEEEC color codes

HEX	`#DDEEEC`
RGB	`rgb(221, 238, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 93.3%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 33%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.83, -5.96, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.83, 6.04, 189.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.53, 82.576, 91.3)`
Decimal	`14544620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDEEEC, 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 #DDEEEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDEEEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.52:1	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 #DDEEEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddeeec; }
.text { color: #ddeeec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddeeec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 238 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddeeec, #dde8ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DDEEEC?: #DDEEEC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDEEEC?: The RGB value is 221, 238, 236: 221 red, 238 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDEEEC?: The complementary color is #EEDDDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDEEEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.