What color is #DEE4DD?

#DEE4DD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE4DD?

The RGB value is 222, 228, 221: 222 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE4DD?

The complementary color is #E3DDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE4DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE4DD color

#DEE4DD rgb(222, 228, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEE4DD is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89.4% green and 86.7% blue (222, 228, 221).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 11% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bolt (#E5EBE6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#DEE4DD color codes

HEX	`#DEE4DD`
RGB	`rgb(222, 228, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 11%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 3%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.97, -3.27, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.97, 4.24, 140.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.916, 76.237, 79.372)`
Decimal	`14607581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE4DD, 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 #DEE4DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE4DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	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 #DEE4DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee4dd; }
.text { color: #dee4dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee4dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 228 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee4dd, #dde4e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DEE4DD?: #DEE4DD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lightning Bolt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE4DD?: The RGB value is 222, 228, 221: 222 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE4DD?: The complementary color is #E3DDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE4DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.