What color is #DEE1D4?

#DEE1D4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE1D4?

The RGB value is 222, 225, 212: 222 red, 225 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE1D4?

The complementary color is #D7D4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE1D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE1D4 color

#DEE1D4 rgb(222, 225, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE1D4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 88.2% green and 83.1% blue (222, 225, 212).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 18% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Washed Dollar (#E1E3D7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#DEE1D4 color codes

HEX	`#DEE1D4`
RGB	`rgb(222, 225, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 88.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 18%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 6%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.99, -3.3, 6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.99, 6.85, 118.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.931, 74.134, 72.952)`
Decimal	`14606804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE1D4, 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 #DEE1D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE1D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #DEE1D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee1d4; }
.text { color: #dee1d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee1d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 225 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee1d4, #d8e1d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DEE1D4?: #DEE1D4 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE1D4?: The RGB value is 222, 225, 212: 222 red, 225 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE1D4?: The complementary color is #D7D4E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE1D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.