What color is #DDF3B9?

#DDF3B9 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDF3B9?

The RGB value is 221, 243, 185: 221 red, 243 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDF3B9?

The complementary color is #CFB9F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDF3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDF3B9 color

#DDF3B9 rgb(221, 243, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDF3B9 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 95.3% green and 72.5% blue (221, 243, 185).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 71% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Mint (#DDEDBD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#DDF3B9 color codes

HEX	`#DDF3B9`
RGB	`rgb(221, 243, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 95.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 71%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 24%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 24%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93, -16.97, 25.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93, 30.75, 123.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.625, 82.976, 58.185)`
Decimal	`14545849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDF3B9, 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 #DDF3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDF3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	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 #DDF3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddf3b9; }
.text { color: #ddf3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddf3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 243 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddf3b9, #c0f3b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DDF3B9?: #DDF3B9 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDF3B9?: The RGB value is 221, 243, 185: 221 red, 243 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDF3B9?: The complementary color is #CFB9F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDF3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.