What color is #DDFFC9?

#DDFFC9 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 #DDFFC9?

The RGB value is 221, 255, 201: 221 red, 255 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDFFC9?

The complementary color is #EBC9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDFFC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.22:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDFFC9 color

#DDFFC9 rgb(221, 255, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDFFC9 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 100% green and 78.8% blue (221, 255, 201).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Vapours (#DDFFCC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.22:1).

#DDFFC9 color codes

HEX	`#DDFFC9`
RGB	`rgb(221, 255, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 100%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 21%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.45, -20.39, 22.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.45, 30.18, 132.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.119, 91.108, 68.822)`
Decimal	`14548937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDFFC9, 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 #DDFFC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDFFC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.22:1	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 #DDFFC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddffc9; }
.text { color: #ddffc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddffc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 255 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddffc9, #c9ffd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #DDFFC9?: #DDFFC9 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 #DDFFC9?: The RGB value is 221, 255, 201: 221 red, 255 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDFFC9?: The complementary color is #EBC9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDFFC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.22:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.