Colour
#DDEDDD
- #DDEDDD
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Honeydew
#DDEDDD is a green with RGB values 221, 237, 221 and HSL 120°, 31%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Honeydew.
Colour values
#DDEDDD#DDEDDD
HEX#DDEDDD
RGBrgb(221, 237, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9294, 0.8667
RGB percentages86.7%, 92.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(120, 30.8%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 6.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK6.8%, 0%, 6.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,544,349
CSS custom property--colour: #DDEDDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.81161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.23:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#221222
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EDDDED
Analogous#E5EDDD, #DDEDE5
Triadic#DDDDED, #EDDDDD
Split complementary#E5DDED, #EDDDE5
Tetradic#DDE5ED, #EDDDED, #EDE5DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G237
B221
Red221 (86.7%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G ED · B DD
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