What color is #DEE4DC?

#DEE4DC is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE4DC?

The RGB value is 222, 228, 220: 222 red, 228 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE4DC?

The complementary color is #E2DCE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE4DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE4DC color

#DEE4DC rgb(222, 228, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEE4DC is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89.4% green and 86.3% blue (222, 228, 220).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 13% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frosty Pink (#DFE9E3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

#DEE4DC color codes

HEX	`#DEE4DC`
RGB	`rgb(222, 228, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 13%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.94, -3.45, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.94, 4.7, 137.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.784, 76.184, 78.672)`
Decimal	`14607580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE4DC, 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 #DEE4DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE4DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	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 #DEE4DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee4dc; }
.text { color: #dee4dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee4dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 228 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee4dc, #dce4de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DEE4DC?: #DEE4DC is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE4DC?: The RGB value is 222, 228, 220: 222 red, 228 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE4DC?: The complementary color is #E2DCE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE4DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.