What color is #DDFFD7?

#DDFFD7 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 #DDFFD7?

The RGB value is 221, 255, 215: 221 red, 255 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDFFD7?

The complementary color is #F9D7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDFFD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.36:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDFFD7 color

#DDFFD7 rgb(221, 255, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDFFD7 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 100% green and 84.3% blue (221, 255, 215).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Vapours (#DDFFCC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.36:1).

#DDFFD7 color codes

HEX	`#DDFFD7`
RGB	`rgb(221, 255, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 100%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 16%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.74, -18.14, 15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.74, 23.86, 139.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.842, 91.797, 77.894)`
Decimal	`14548951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDFFD7, 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 #DDFFD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDFFD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.36:1	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 #DDFFD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddffd7; }
.text { color: #ddffd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddffd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 255 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddffd7, #d7ffe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #DDFFD7?: #DDFFD7 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 #DDFFD7?: The RGB value is 221, 255, 215: 221 red, 255 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDFFD7?: The complementary color is #F9D7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDFFD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.36:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.