What color is #DEE4CC?

#DEE4CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE4CC?

The RGB value is 222, 228, 204: 222 red, 228 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE4CC?

The complementary color is #D2CCE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE4CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE4CC color

#DEE4CC rgb(222, 228, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE4CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89.4% green and 80% blue (222, 228, 204).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 31% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Marble Grape (#DEE2C7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#DEE4CC color codes

HEX	`#DEE4CC`
RGB	`rgb(222, 228, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 31%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.57, -6.18, 11.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.57, 12.64, 119.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.765, 75.376, 68.041)`
Decimal	`14607564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE4CC, 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 #DEE4CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE4CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	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 #DEE4CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee4cc; }
.text { color: #dee4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee4cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 228 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee4cc, #d2e4cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DEE4CC?: #DEE4CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Marble Grape. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE4CC?: The RGB value is 222, 228, 204: 222 red, 228 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE4CC?: The complementary color is #D2CCE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE4CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.