What color is #DEFAEC?

#DEFAEC is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Toxic Latte. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEFAEC?

The RGB value is 222, 250, 236: 222 red, 250 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEFAEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEFAEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.99:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEFAEC color

#DEFAEC rgb(222, 250, 236)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 98% green and 92.5% blue (222, 250, 236).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 74% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Toxic Latte (#E1F8E7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.99:1).

#DEFAEC color codes

HEX	`#DEFAEC`
RGB	`rgb(222, 250, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 98%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 74%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 11%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.98, -11.67, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.98, 12.22, 162.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.447, 89.956, 92.518)`
Decimal	`14613228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEFAEC, 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 #DEFAEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEFAEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.99:1	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 #DEFAEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #defaec; }
.text { color: #defaec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #defaec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 250 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #defaec, #defafa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DEFAEC?: #DEFAEC is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Toxic Latte. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEFAEC?: The RGB value is 222, 250, 236: 222 red, 250 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEFAEC?: The complementary color is #FADEEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEFAEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.99:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.