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#DDEEC3 Color

#DDEEC3 is rgb(221, 238, 195) in RGB, hsl(84, 56%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDEEC3
HEX#DDEEC3
RGBrgb(221, 238, 195)
HSLhsl(84, 56%, 85%)
HSVhsv(84, 18%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.06 125.1)
LABlab(91.99% -11.32 18.92)
LCHlch(91.99% 22.04 120.90)

What #DDEEC3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DDEEC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 5.95Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 7.1Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 7.21Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 8.55Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 9.9Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 10.32

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#DDEEC3 Channel Values

How #DDEEC3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 221 · G 238 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 56% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 18% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDEEC3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DDEEC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DDEEC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDEEC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DDEEC3
Complementary
#D4C3EE
Analogous
#EEEAC3
Analogous
#C8EEC3
Triadic
#C3DDEE
Triadic
#EEC3DD
Split comp.
#C3C8EE
Split comp.
#EAC3EE

Tints & Shades of #DDEEC3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E2F0CB
#E6F3D3
#EBF5DB
#EDF6DF
#F1F8E7
#F6FBEF

Shades

#C2E194
#A9D468
#8EC738
#6F9B2C
#4D6B1E
#2D4012

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DDEEC3.

How #DDEEC3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DDEEC3
Protanopia#EBEBC3
Protanomaly#E6ECC3
Deuteranopia#E9E9C4
Deuteranomaly#E4EBC3
Tritanopia#E2E9E9
Tritanomaly#E0EBDB
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDEEC3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ddeec3: #DDEEC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDEEC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ddeec3': '#DDEEC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.933, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_ddeec3">#DDEEC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDEEC3"

More Green Colors

#DDEEC3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DDEEC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDEEC3?

#DDEEC3 is a lightest green — rgb(221, 238, 195) in RGB and hsl(84, 56%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #DDEEC3?

#DDEEC3 is rgb(221, 238, 195) — red 221, green 238, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDEEC3?

#DDEEC3 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDEEC3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDEEC3 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDEEC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDEEC3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 8.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #DDEEC3 in a Tool

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.