What color is #DDFFC7?

#DDFFC7 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Herbal Vapours. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDFFC7?

The RGB value is 221, 255, 199: 221 red, 255 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDFFC7?

The complementary color is #E9C7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDFFC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.2:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDFFC7 color

#DDFFC7 rgb(221, 255, 199)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDFFC7 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 100% green and 78% blue (221, 255, 199).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Vapours (#DDFFCC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.2:1).

#DDFFC7 color codes

HEX	`#DDFFC7`
RGB	`rgb(221, 255, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 100%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 22%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.42, -20.7, 23.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.42, 31.1, 131.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.886, 91.015, 67.591)`
Decimal	`14548935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDFFC7, 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 #DDFFC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDFFC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.2:1	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 #DDFFC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddffc7; }
.text { color: #ddffc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddffc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 255 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddffc7, #c7ffcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #DDFFC7?: #DDFFC7 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Herbal Vapours. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDFFC7?: The RGB value is 221, 255, 199: 221 red, 255 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDFFC7?: The complementary color is #E9C7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDFFC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.2:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.