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Recognised as Colour

#DDE6CD

  • #DDE6CD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#DDE6CD is a green with RGB values 221, 230, 205 and HSL 82°, 33%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#DDE6CD#DDE6CD
HEX#DDE6CD
RGBrgb(221, 230, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.902, 0.8039
RGB percentages86.7%, 90.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(81.6, 33.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.6, 10.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK3.9%, 0%, 10.9%, 9.8%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,542,541
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE6CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.27:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#221932

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E9E3CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8E2CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DFE3DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#D6CDE6
Analogous#E6E3CD, #D1E6CD
Triadic#CDDDE6, #E6CDDD
Split complementary#CDD1E6, #E3CDE6
Tetradic#CDE6E3, #D6CDE6, #E6CDD1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F7EF
Darker −10%#C6D5AB
Darker −20%#AFC489
Darker −30%#98B367
Darker −40%#7E9A4D
More saturated +25%#E0EFC4
Less saturated −25%#DADDD6

Channel breakdown

R221
G230
B205
Red221 (86.7%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue81.6°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G E6 · B CD

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