What color is #DDF9F0?

#DDF9F0 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDF9F0?

The RGB value is 221, 249, 240: 221 red, 249 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDF9F0?

The complementary color is #F9DDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDF9F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.88:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDF9F0 color

#DDF9F0 rgb(221, 249, 240)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDF9F0 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 97.6% green and 94.1% blue (221, 249, 240).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 70% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Minty Fresh (#D2F2E7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.88:1).

#DDF9F0 color codes

HEX	`#DDF9F0`
RGB	`rgb(221, 249, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 97.6%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 70%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 11%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.75, -10.75, 1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.75, 10.82, 173.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.419, 89.413, 95.495)`
Decimal	`14547440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDF9F0, 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 #DDF9F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDF9F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.88:1	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 #DDF9F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddf9f0; }
.text { color: #ddf9f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddf9f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 249 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddf9f0, #ddf4f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DDF9F0?: #DDF9F0 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDF9F0?: The RGB value is 221, 249, 240: 221 red, 249 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDF9F0?: The complementary color is #F9DDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDF9F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.88:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.