What color is #DEEEDB?

#DEEEDB 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 #DEEEDB?

The RGB value is 222, 238, 219: 222 red, 238 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEEEDB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEEEDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEEEDB color

#DEEEDB rgb(222, 238, 219)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 93.3% green and 85.9% blue (222, 238, 219).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 36% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Lichen (#DFEDDA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

#DEEEDB color codes

HEX	`#DEEEDB`
RGB	`rgb(222, 238, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 93.3%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 36%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.48, -8.7, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.48, 11.41, 139.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.483, 81.793, 78.92)`
Decimal	`14610139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEEEDB, 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 #DEEEDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEEEDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	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 #DEEEDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deeedb; }
.text { color: #deeedb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deeedb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 238 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deeedb, #dbeee2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DEEEDB?: #DEEEDB 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 #DEEEDB?: The RGB value is 222, 238, 219: 222 red, 238 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEEEDB?: The complementary color is #EBDBEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEEEDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.