What color is #DEEDE0?

#DEEDE0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEEDE0?

The RGB value is 222, 237, 224: 222 red, 237 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEEDE0?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEEDE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEEDE0 color

#DEEDE0 rgb(222, 237, 224)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEEDE0 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 92.9% green and 87.8% blue (222, 237, 224).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 29% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cryo Freeze (#DDECE0), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#DEEDE0 color codes

HEX	`#DEEDE0`
RGB	`rgb(222, 237, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 92.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 29%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 6%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.34, -7.32, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.34, 8.63, 147.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.86, 81.479, 82.342)`
Decimal	`14609888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEEDE0, 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 #DEEDE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEEDE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	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 #DEEDE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deede0; }
.text { color: #deede0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deede0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 237 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deede0, #deede8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DEEDE0?: #DEEDE0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEEDE0?: The RGB value is 222, 237, 224: 222 red, 237 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEEDE0?: The complementary color is #EDDEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEEDE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.3:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.