What color is #DEECD3?

#DEECD3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEECD3?

The RGB value is 222, 236, 211: 222 red, 236 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEECD3?

The complementary color is #E1D3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEECD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEECD3 color

#DEECD3 rgb(222, 236, 211)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEECD3 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 92.5% green and 82.7% blue (222, 236, 211).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 40% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint (#D7E7D0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#DEECD3 color codes

HEX	`#DEECD3`
RGB	`rgb(222, 236, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 92.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 40%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 11%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.78, -9.06, 10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.78, 13.9, 130.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.876, 80.223, 73.313)`
Decimal	`14609619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEECD3, 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 #DEECD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEECD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	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 #DEECD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deecd3; }
.text { color: #deecd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deecd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 236 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deecd3, #d3ecd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DEECD3?: #DEECD3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEECD3?: The RGB value is 222, 236, 211: 222 red, 236 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEECD3?: The complementary color is #E1D3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEECD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.