What color is #DEFBF4?

#DEFBF4 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEFBF4?

The RGB value is 222, 251, 244: 222 red, 251 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEFBF4?

The complementary color is #FBDEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEFBF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEFBF4 color

#DEFBF4 rgb(222, 251, 244)

Shades of white

The hex color #DEFBF4 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 98.4% green and 95.7% blue (222, 251, 244).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 78% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Minty Fresh (#D2F2E7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.21:1).

#DEFBF4 color codes

HEX	`#DEFBF4`
RGB	`rgb(222, 251, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 98.4%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 78%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.43, -10.68, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.43, 10.68, 179.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.947, 91.054, 98.881)`
Decimal	`14613492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEFBF4, 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 #DEFBF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEFBF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.21:1	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 #DEFBF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #defbf4; }
.text { color: #defbf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #defbf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 251 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #defbf4, #def3fb); }

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Questions

What color is #DEFBF4?: #DEFBF4 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEFBF4?: The RGB value is 222, 251, 244: 222 red, 251 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEFBF4?: The complementary color is #FBDEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEFBF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.