What color is #DEEED9?

#DEEED9 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 #DEEED9?

The RGB value is 222, 238, 217: 222 red, 238 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEEED9?

The complementary color is #E9D9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEEED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEEED9 color

#DEEED9 rgb(222, 238, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEEED9 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 93.3% green and 85.1% blue (222, 238, 217).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 38% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Lichen (#DFEDDA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#DEEED9 color codes

HEX	`#DEEED9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 238, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 93.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 38%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.44, -9.05, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.44, 12.32, 137.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.221, 81.688, 77.542)`
Decimal	`14610137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEEED9, 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 #DEEED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEEED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	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 #DEEED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deeed9; }
.text { color: #deeed9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deeed9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 238 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deeed9, #d9eede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DEEED9?: #DEEED9 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 #DEEED9?: The RGB value is 222, 238, 217: 222 red, 238 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEEED9?: The complementary color is #E9D9EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEEED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.