What color is #DEECC9?

#DEECC9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEECC9?

The RGB value is 222, 236, 201: 222 red, 236 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEECC9?

The complementary color is #D7C9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEECC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEECC9 color

#DEECC9 rgb(222, 236, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEECC9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 92.5% green and 78.8% blue (222, 236, 201).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 48% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#DEECC9 color codes

HEX	`#DEECC9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 236, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 92.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 48%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.57, -10.7, 15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.57, 18.77, 124.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.661, 79.737, 66.915)`
Decimal	`14609609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEECC9, 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 #DEECC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEECC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	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 #DEECC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deecc9; }
.text { color: #deecc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deecc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 236 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deecc9, #cdecc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DEECC9?: #DEECC9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEECC9?: The RGB value is 222, 236, 201: 222 red, 236 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEECC9?: The complementary color is #D7C9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEECC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.