What color is #DEEADD?

#DEEADD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Hint of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEEADD?

The RGB value is 222, 234, 221: 222 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEEADD?

The complementary color is #E9DDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEEADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEEADD color

#DEEADD rgb(222, 234, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEEADD is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 91.8% green and 86.7% blue (222, 234, 221).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 24% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Green (#DFEADE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#DEEADD color codes

HEX	`#DEEADD`
RGB	`rgb(222, 234, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 91.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 24%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.5, -6.33, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.5, 8.02, 142.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.596, 79.595, 79.931)`
Decimal	`14609117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEEADD, 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 #DEEADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEEADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #DEEADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deeadd; }
.text { color: #deeadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deeadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 234 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deeadd, #ddeae3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DEEADD?: #DEEADD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Hint of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEEADD?: The RGB value is 222, 234, 221: 222 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEEADD?: The complementary color is #E9DDEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEEADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.