What color is #DEF1CA?

#DEF1CA is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEF1CA?

The RGB value is 222, 241, 202: 222 red, 241 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEF1CA?

The complementary color is #DDCAF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEF1CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEF1CA color

#DEF1CA rgb(222, 241, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEF1CA is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 94.5% green and 79.2% blue (222, 241, 202).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 58% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Green Glint (#DCF1C7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#DEF1CA color codes

HEX	`#DEF1CA`
RGB	`rgb(222, 241, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 94.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 58%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 16%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.88, -13.03, 16.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.88, 21.23, 127.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.238, 82.704, 68.023)`
Decimal	`14610890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEF1CA, 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 #DEF1CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEF1CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #DEF1CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #def1ca; }
.text { color: #def1ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #def1ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 241 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #def1ca, #cbf1ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DEF1CA?: #DEF1CA is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEF1CA?: The RGB value is 222, 241, 202: 222 red, 241 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEF1CA?: The complementary color is #DDCAF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEF1CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.