What color is #DDFFF2?

#DDFFF2 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Candied Snow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDFFF2?

The RGB value is 221, 255, 242: 221 red, 255 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDFFF2?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDFFF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.66:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDFFF2 color

#DDFFF2 rgb(221, 255, 242)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDFFF2 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 100% green and 94.9% blue (221, 255, 242).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Candied Snow (#D8FFF3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.66:1).

#DDFFF2 color codes

HEX	`#DDFFF2`
RGB	`rgb(221, 255, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 100%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.35, -13.36, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.35, 13.6, 169.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.602, 93.301, 97.697)`
Decimal	`14548978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDFFF2, 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 #DDFFF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDFFF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.66:1	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 #DDFFF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddfff2; }
.text { color: #ddfff2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddfff2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 255 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddfff2, #ddfbff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DDFFF2?: #DDFFF2 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Candied Snow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDFFF2?: The RGB value is 221, 255, 242: 221 red, 255 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDFFF2?: The complementary color is #FFDDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDFFF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.66:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.