What color is #DEE7CD?

#DEE7CD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE7CD?

The RGB value is 222, 231, 205: 222 red, 231 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE7CD?

The complementary color is #D6CDE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE7CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE7CD color

#DEE7CD rgb(222, 231, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE7CD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 90.6% green and 80.4% blue (222, 231, 205).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 35% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#DEE7CD color codes

HEX	`#DEE7CD`
RGB	`rgb(222, 231, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 90.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 35%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.36, -7.53, 11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.36, 13.86, 122.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.718, 77.089, 68.953)`
Decimal	`14608333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE7CD, 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 #DEE7CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE7CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	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 #DEE7CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee7cd; }
.text { color: #dee7cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee7cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 231 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee7cd, #d1e7cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DEE7CD?: #DEE7CD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE7CD?: The RGB value is 222, 231, 205: 222 red, 231 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE7CD?: The complementary color is #D6CDE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE7CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.