What color is #DEE1D0?

#DEE1D0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Feta. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE1D0?

The RGB value is 222, 225, 208: 222 red, 225 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE1D0?

The complementary color is #D3D0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE1D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE1D0 color

#DEE1D0 rgb(222, 225, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE1D0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 88.2% green and 81.6% blue (222, 225, 208).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 22% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Feta (#DBE0D0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#DEE1D0 color codes

HEX	`#DEE1D0`
RGB	`rgb(222, 225, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 88.2%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 22%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.89, -3.98, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.89, 8.9, 116.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.433, 73.934, 70.328)`
Decimal	`14606800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE1D0, 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 #DEE1D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE1D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #DEE1D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee1d0; }
.text { color: #dee1d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee1d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 225 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee1d0, #d6e1d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DEE1D0?: #DEE1D0 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Feta. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE1D0?: The RGB value is 222, 225, 208: 222 red, 225 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE1D0?: The complementary color is #D3D0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE1D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.