What color is #DEE8D8?

#DEE8D8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE8D8?

The RGB value is 222, 232, 216: 222 red, 232 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE8D8?

The complementary color is #E2D8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE8D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE8D8 color

#DEE8D8 rgb(222, 232, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE8D8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 91% green and 84.7% blue (222, 232, 216).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 26% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#DEE8D8 color codes

HEX	`#DEE8D8`
RGB	`rgb(222, 232, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 91%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 26%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.87, -6.18, 6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.87, 9.06, 133.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.373, 78.2, 76.286)`
Decimal	`14608600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE8D8, 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 #DEE8D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE8D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #DEE8D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee8d8; }
.text { color: #dee8d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee8d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 232 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee8d8, #d8e8da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DEE8D8?: #DEE8D8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE8D8?: The RGB value is 222, 232, 216: 222 red, 232 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE8D8?: The complementary color is #E2D8E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE8D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.