Colour

#DDE8D8

#DDE8D8
Green
Light
Nearest: Honeydew

#DDE8D8 is a green with RGB values 221, 232, 216 and HSL 101°, 26%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Honeydew.

Colour values

#DDE8D8#DDE8D8

HEX#DDE8D8

RGBrgb(221, 232, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9098, 0.8471

RGB percentages86.7%, 91%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(101.2, 25.8%, 87.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(101.2, 6.9%, 91%)

CMYK4.7%, 0%, 6.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,543,064

CSS custom property--colour: #DDE8D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness227 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.61:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#221727

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAE5D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8E4D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#DDE7E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Honeydew · ΔE 7.9 Beige · ΔE 7.9 Old lace · ΔE 9.1 Linen · ΔE 9.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 9.7 Ivory · ΔE 9.7

Nearest named CSS colourHoneydew (#F0FFF0)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E3D8E8

Analogous#E5E8D8, #D8E8DB

Triadic#D8DDE8, #E8D8DD

Split complementary#DBD8E8, #E8D8E5

Tetradic#D8E5E8, #E3D8E8, #E8DBD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F9FBF8

Darker −10%#C1D5B8

Darker −20%#A5C298

Darker −30%#89AF78

Darker −40%#6E995B

More saturated +25%#DAF0D0

Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R221

G232

B216

Red221 (86.7%)

Green232 (91%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue101.25°

Saturation (HSL)25.81%

Lightness87.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DD · G E8 · B D8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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