What color is #DEECD7?

#DEECD7 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEECD7?

The RGB value is 222, 236, 215: 222 red, 236 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEECD7?

The complementary color is #E5D7EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEECD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEECD7 color

#DEECD7 rgb(222, 236, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEECD7 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 92.5% green and 84.3% blue (222, 236, 215).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 36% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Lichen (#DFEDDA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#DEECD7 color codes

HEX	`#DEECD7`
RGB	`rgb(222, 236, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 92.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 36%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.88, -8.38, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.88, 12, 134.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.383, 80.426, 75.987)`
Decimal	`14609623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEECD7, 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 #DEECD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEECD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	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 #DEECD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deecd7; }
.text { color: #deecd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deecd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 236 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deecd7, #d7ecda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DEECD7?: #DEECD7 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEECD7?: The RGB value is 222, 236, 215: 222 red, 236 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEECD7?: The complementary color is #E5D7EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEECD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.