What color is #DDFF54?

#DDFF54 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Tennis Ball. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDFF54?

The RGB value is 221, 255, 84: 221 red, 255 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDFF54?

The complementary color is #7654FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDFF54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDFF54 color

#DDFF54 rgb(221, 255, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDFF54 is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 100% green and 32.9% blue (221, 255, 84).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 100% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Tennis Ball (#DFFF4F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.51:1).

#DDFF54 color codes

HEX	`#DDFF54`
RGB	`rgb(221, 255, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 100%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 100%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 67%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.96, -32.91, 74.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.96, 81.37, 113.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.18, 87.533, 21.742)`
Decimal	`14548820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDFF54, 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 #DDFF54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDFF54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.51:1	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 #DDFF54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddff54; }
.text { color: #ddff54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddff54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 255 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddff54, #88ff54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DDFF54?: #DDFF54 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Tennis Ball. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDFF54?: The RGB value is 221, 255, 84: 221 red, 255 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDFF54?: The complementary color is #7654FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDFF54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.