#DDF9EB Color

#DDF9EB is rgb(221, 249, 235) in RGB, hsl(150, 70%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 6%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDF9EB

HEX#DDF9EB

RGBrgb(221, 249, 235)

HSLhsl(150, 70%, 92%)

HSVhsv(150, 11%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 6%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(95.8% 0.035 164.2)

LABlab(95.59% -11.39 3.50)

LCHlch(95.59% 11.91 162.92)

What #DDF9EB 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 #DDF9EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 3.01 Honey Dew#F0FFF0ΔE 5.58 Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 7.46 Mint Cream#F5FFFAΔE 8.46 Azure#F0FFFFΔE 8.86 Traffic White#F7FBF5ΔE 9.65

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#DDF9EB Channel Values

How #DDF9EB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 221 · G 249 · B 235	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 150° · S 70% · L 92%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 150° · S 11% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 11% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.12:1 vs white · 18.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDF9EB 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DDF9EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDF9EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DDF9EB

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

Shades

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How #DDF9EB 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#DDF9EB

Protanopia#F5F5EB

Protanomaly#EBF6EB

Deuteranopia#F0F0EC

Deuteranomaly#E9F4EB

Tritanopia#DFF7F7

Tritanomaly#DEF8F2

Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

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Using #DDF9EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ddf9eb: #DDF9EB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDF9EB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ddf9eb': '#DDF9EB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.976, blue: 0.922)

Android XML<color name="color_ddf9eb">#DDF9EB</color>

SVG fillfill="#DDF9EB"

More Green Colors

#DDF9EB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#DDF9EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDF9EB?

#DDF9EB is a lightest green — rgb(221, 249, 235) in RGB and hsl(150, 70%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.01.

What is the RGB value of #DDF9EB?

#DDF9EB is rgb(221, 249, 235) — red 221, green 249, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDF9EB?

#DDF9EB converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 6%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDF9EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDF9EB scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDF9EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDF9EB 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 honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 5.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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