Colour
#DDEEDD
- #DDEEDD
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Honeydew
#DDEEDD is a green with RGB values 221, 238, 221 and HSL 120°, 33%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Honeydew.
Colour values
#DDEEDD#DDEEDD
HEX#DDEEDD
HEX (short)#DED
RGBrgb(221, 238, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9333, 0.8667
RGB percentages86.7%, 93.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(120, 33.3%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 7.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK7.1%, 0%, 7.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,544,605
CSS custom property--colour: #DDEEDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.81742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.35:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#221122
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EEDDEE
Analogous#E6EEDD, #DDEEE6
Triadic#DDDDEE, #EEDDDD
Split complementary#E6DDEE, #EEDDE6
Tetradic#DDE6EE, #EEDDEE, #EEE6DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G238
B221
Red221 (86.7%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G EE · B DD
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