What color is #DEEAD5?

#DEEAD5 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 #DEEAD5?

The RGB value is 222, 234, 213: 222 red, 234 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEEAD5?

The complementary color is #E1D5EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEEAD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.84:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEEAD5 color

#DEEAD5 rgb(222, 234, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEEAD5 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 91.8% green and 83.5% blue (222, 234, 213).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 33% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.84:1).

#DEEAD5 color codes

HEX	`#DEEAD5`
RGB	`rgb(222, 234, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 91.8%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 33%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.32, -7.71, 8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.32, 11.72, 131.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.555, 79.179, 74.451)`
Decimal	`14609109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEEAD5, 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 #DEEAD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEEAD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.84:1	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 #DEEAD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deead5; }
.text { color: #deead5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deead5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 234 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deead5, #d5ead7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DEEAD5?: #DEEAD5 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 #DEEAD5?: The RGB value is 222, 234, 213: 222 red, 234 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEEAD5?: The complementary color is #E1D5EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEEAD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.84:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.