What color is #DEF5C0?

#DEF5C0 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEF5C0?

The RGB value is 222, 245, 192: 222 red, 245 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEF5C0?

The complementary color is #D7C0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEF5C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEF5C0 color

#DEF5C0 rgb(222, 245, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEF5C0 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 96.1% green and 75.3% blue (222, 245, 192).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 73% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Mint (#DDEDBD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

#DEF5C0 color codes

HEX	`#DEF5C0`
RGB	`rgb(222, 245, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 96.1%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 73%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 22%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 22%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.73, -16.56, 23.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.73, 28.4, 125.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.29, 84.64, 62.388)`
Decimal	`14611904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEF5C0, 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 #DEF5C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEF5C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	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 #DEF5C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #def5c0; }
.text { color: #def5c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #def5c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 245 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #def5c0, #c4f5c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DEF5C0?: #DEF5C0 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEF5C0?: The RGB value is 222, 245, 192: 222 red, 245 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEF5C0?: The complementary color is #D7C0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEF5C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.