What color is #DEEFE8?

#DEEFE8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEEFE8?

The RGB value is 222, 239, 232: 222 red, 239 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEEFE8?

The complementary color is #EFDEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEEFE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEEFE8 color

#DEEFE8 rgb(222, 239, 232)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEEFE8 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 93.7% green and 91% blue (222, 239, 232).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 35% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Shattered Ice (#DAEEE6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#DEEFE8 color codes

HEX	`#DEEFE8`
RGB	`rgb(222, 239, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 93.7%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 35%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.05, -6.88, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.05, 7.04, 168.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.553, 83.088, 88.385)`
Decimal	`14610408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEEFE8, 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 #DEEFE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEEFE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	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 #DEEFE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deefe8; }
.text { color: #deefe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deefe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 239 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deefe8, #deeeef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DEEFE8?: #DEEFE8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEEFE8?: The RGB value is 222, 239, 232: 222 red, 239 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEEFE8?: The complementary color is #EFDEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEEFE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.