What color is #DEF1ED?

#DEF1ED is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bone-Chilling. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEF1ED?

The RGB value is 222, 241, 237: 222 red, 241 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEF1ED?

The complementary color is #F1DEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEF1ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEF1ED color

#DEF1ED rgb(222, 241, 237)

Shades of teal

The hex color #DEF1ED is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 94.5% green and 92.9% blue (222, 241, 237).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 40% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bone-Chilling (#E1F2F0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#DEF1ED color codes

HEX	`#DEF1ED`
RGB	`rgb(222, 241, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 94.5%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 40%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.69, -6.97, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.69, 6.98, 181.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.862, 84.554, 92.375)`
Decimal	`14610925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEF1ED, 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 #DEF1ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEF1ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	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 #DEF1ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #def1ed; }
.text { color: #def1ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #def1ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 241 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #def1ed, #deebf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DEF1ED?: #DEF1ED is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bone-Chilling. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEF1ED?: The RGB value is 222, 241, 237: 222 red, 241 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEF1ED?: The complementary color is #F1DEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEF1ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.