Recognised as Colour
#DDE5CD
- #DDE5CD
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Beige
#DDE5CD is a green with RGB values 221, 229, 205 and HSL 80°, 32%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.
Colour values
#DDE5CD#DDE5CD
HEX#DDE5CD
RGBrgb(221, 229, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.898, 0.8039
RGB percentages86.7%, 89.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(80, 31.6%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80, 10.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK3.5%, 0%, 10.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,542,285
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE5CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.16:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#221A32
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5CDE5
Analogous#E5E1CD, #D1E5CD
Triadic#CDDDE5, #E5CDDD
Split complementary#CDD1E5, #E1CDE5
Tetradic#CDE5E1, #D5CDE5, #E5CDD1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G229
B205
Red221 (86.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue80°
Saturation (HSL)31.58%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G E5 · B CD
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