What color is #DEEBDF?

#DEEBDF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Pastel Smirk. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEEBDF?

The RGB value is 222, 235, 223: 222 red, 235 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEEBDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEEBDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEEBDF color

#DEEBDF rgb(222, 235, 223)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 92.2% green and 87.5% blue (222, 235, 223).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 25% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Smirk (#DEECE1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#DEEBDF color codes

HEX	`#DEEBDF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 235, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 92.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 25%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.81, -6.48, 4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.81, 7.79, 146.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.149, 80.273, 81.438)`
Decimal	`14609375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEEBDF, 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 #DEEBDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEEBDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #DEEBDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deebdf; }
.text { color: #deebdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deebdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 235 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deebdf, #deebe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DEEBDF?: #DEEBDF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Pastel Smirk. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEEBDF?: The RGB value is 222, 235, 223: 222 red, 235 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEEBDF?: The complementary color is #EBDEEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEEBDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.