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#DDFEF8 Color

#DDFEF8 is rgb(221, 254, 248) in RGB, hsl(169, 94%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDFEF8
HEX#DDFEF8
RGBrgb(221, 254, 248)
HSLhsl(169, 94%, 93%)
HSVhsv(169, 13%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(97.2% 0.035 183.4)
LABlab(97.16% -11.88 -0.90)
LCHlch(97.16% 11.91 184.34)

What #DDFEF8 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 #DDFEF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#DDFEF8 Channel Values

How #DDFEF8 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 254 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 94% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 13% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.07:1 vs white · 19.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDFEF8 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 text1.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DDFEF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDFEF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DDFEF8

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DDFEF8.

How #DDFEF8 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#DDFEF8
Protanopia#F9F9F8
Protanomaly#EEFBF8
Deuteranopia#F4F4F9
Deuteranomaly#EBF8F9
Tritanopia#DEFDFD
Tritanomaly#DEFEFB
Achromatopsia#F7F7F7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDFEF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ddfef8: #DDFEF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDFEF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ddfef8': '#DDFEF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.996, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_ddfef8">#DDFEF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDFEF8"

More Green Colors

#DDFEF8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DDFEF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDFEF8?

#DDFEF8 is a lightest green — rgb(221, 254, 248) in RGB and hsl(169, 94%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.13.

What is the RGB value of #DDFEF8?

#DDFEF8 is rgb(221, 254, 248) — red 221, green 254, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDFEF8?

#DDFEF8 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDFEF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDFEF8 scores 1.07:1 against white and 19.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDFEF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDFEF8 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 lightcyan (#E0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 3.13, which is very hard to tell apart.

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