What color is #DEF8EE?

#DEF8EE is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEF8EE?

The RGB value is 222, 248, 238: 222 red, 248 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEF8EE?

The complementary color is #F8DEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEF8EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.77:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEF8EE color

#DEF8EE rgb(222, 248, 238)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEF8EE is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 97.3% green and 93.3% blue (222, 248, 238).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 65% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Minty Fresh (#D2F2E7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.77:1).

#DEF8EE color codes

HEX	`#DEF8EE`
RGB	`rgb(222, 248, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 97.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 65%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 10%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.51, -10.31, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.51, 10.48, 169.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.121, 88.836, 93.851)`
Decimal	`14612718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEF8EE, 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 #DEF8EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEF8EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.77:1	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 #DEF8EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #def8ee; }
.text { color: #def8ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #def8ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 248 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #def8ee, #def5f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DEF8EE?: #DEF8EE is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEF8EE?: The RGB value is 222, 248, 238: 222 red, 248 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEF8EE?: The complementary color is #F8DEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEF8EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.77:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.