What color is #DEEBBE?

#DEEBBE is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEEBBE?

The RGB value is 222, 235, 190: 222 red, 235 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEEBBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEEBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEEBBE color

#DEEBBE rgb(222, 235, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEEBBE is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 92.2% green and 74.5% blue (222, 235, 190).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 53% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Mint (#DDEDBD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.73:1).

#DEEBBE color codes

HEX	`#DEEBBE`
RGB	`rgb(222, 235, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 92.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 53%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 19%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 19%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.08, -11.91, 20.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.08, 23.65, 120.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.126, 78.664, 60.247)`
Decimal	`14609342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEEBBE, 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 #DEEBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEEBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.73:1	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 #DEEBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deebbe; }
.text { color: #deebbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deebbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 235 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deebbe, #c8ebbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DEEBBE?: #DEEBBE is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEEBBE?: The RGB value is 222, 235, 190: 222 red, 235 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEEBBE?: The complementary color is #CBBEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEEBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.