What color is #DEFEC8?

#DEFEC8 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Herbal Vapours. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEFEC8?

The RGB value is 222, 254, 200: 222 red, 254 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEFEC8?

The complementary color is #E8C8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEFEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.12:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEFEC8 color

#DEFEC8 rgb(222, 254, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEFEC8 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 99.6% green and 78.4% blue (222, 254, 200).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 96% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Vapours (#DDFFCC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.12:1).

#DEFEC8 color codes

HEX	`#DEFEC8`
RGB	`rgb(222, 254, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 99.6%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 96%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 21%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.24, -19.72, 22.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.24, 29.89, 131.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.989, 90.582, 68.113)`
Decimal	`14614216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEFEC8, 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 #DEFEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEFEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.12:1	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 #DEFEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #defec8; }
.text { color: #defec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #defec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 254 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #defec8, #c8fecd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #DEFEC8?: #DEFEC8 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Herbal Vapours. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEFEC8?: The RGB value is 222, 254, 200: 222 red, 254 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEFEC8?: The complementary color is #E8C8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEFEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.12:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.