What color is #DEE8C8?

#DEE8C8 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 #DEE8C8?

The RGB value is 222, 232, 200: 222 red, 232 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE8C8?

The complementary color is #D2C8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE8C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE8C8 color

#DEE8C8 rgb(222, 232, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE8C8 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 91% green and 78.4% blue (222, 232, 200).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 41% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#DEE8C8 color codes

HEX	`#DEE8C8`
RGB	`rgb(222, 232, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 91%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 41%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.51, -8.85, 14.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.51, 16.94, 121.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.405, 77.413, 65.918)`
Decimal	`14608584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE8C8, 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 #DEE8C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE8C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	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 #DEE8C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee8c8; }
.text { color: #dee8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee8c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 232 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee8c8, #cee8c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DEE8C8?: #DEE8C8 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 #DEE8C8?: The RGB value is 222, 232, 200: 222 red, 232 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE8C8?: The complementary color is #D2C8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE8C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.