What color is #DEFFDC?

#DEFFDC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEFFDC?

The RGB value is 222, 255, 220: 222 red, 255 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEFFDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEFFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEFFDC color

#DEFFDC rgb(222, 255, 220)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 100% green and 86.3% blue (222, 255, 220).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.44:1).

#DEFFDC color codes

HEX	`#DEFFDC`
RGB	`rgb(222, 255, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 100%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 14%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.91, -16.96, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.91, 21.49, 142.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.8, 92.216, 81.344)`
Decimal	`14614492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEFFDC, 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 #DEFFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEFFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.44:1	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 #DEFFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deffdc; }
.text { color: #deffdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deffdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 255 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deffdc, #dcffec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DEFFDC?: #DEFFDC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEFFDC?: The RGB value is 222, 255, 220: 222 red, 255 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEFFDC?: The complementary color is #FDDCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEFFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.