What color is #DEE5D6?

#DEE5D6 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE5D6?

The RGB value is 222, 229, 214: 222 red, 229 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE5D6?

The complementary color is #DDD6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE5D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE5D6 color

#DEE5D6 rgb(222, 229, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE5D6 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89.8% green and 83.9% blue (222, 229, 214).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 22% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Water Lily (#DDE3D5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#DEE5D6 color codes

HEX	`#DEE5D6`
RGB	`rgb(222, 229, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 22%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.06, -5, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.06, 8.2, 127.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.279, 76.423, 74.654)`
Decimal	`14607830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE5D6, 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 #DEE5D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE5D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	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 #DEE5D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee5d6; }
.text { color: #dee5d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee5d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 229 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee5d6, #d7e5d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DEE5D6?: #DEE5D6 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE5D6?: The RGB value is 222, 229, 214: 222 red, 229 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE5D6?: The complementary color is #DDD6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE5D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.