What color is #DEE1CF?

#DEE1CF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE1CF?

The RGB value is 222, 225, 207: 222 red, 225 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE1CF?

The complementary color is #D2CFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE1CF color

#DEE1CF rgb(222, 225, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE1CF is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 88.2% green and 81.2% blue (222, 225, 207).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 23% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Frost (#DCE0CD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#DEE1CF color codes

HEX	`#DEE1CF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 225, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 88.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 23%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.87, -4.15, 8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.87, 9.42, 116.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.31, 73.885, 69.682)`
Decimal	`14606799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE1CF, 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 #DEE1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	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 #DEE1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee1cf; }
.text { color: #dee1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 225 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee1cf, #d5e1cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DEE1CF?: #DEE1CF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE1CF?: The RGB value is 222, 225, 207: 222 red, 225 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE1CF?: The complementary color is #D2CFE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.