HEX atlas value

#DDE6D1

#DDE6D1 is a cool green HEX color close to Gainsboro. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 221, 230, 209, HSL 86, 30%, 86%, has luminance 0.7657, and belongs to the light group.

green cool light

#DDE6D1 Sample readable text

HEX #DDE6D1

RGB rgb(221, 230, 209)

HSL hsl(86 30% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 9, 10)

Luminance 0.7657

Contrast Black 16.31:1White 1.29:1

CSS

--color-dde6d1: #DDE6D1;
.background-dde6d1 { background-color: #DDE6D1; }
.text-dde6d1 { color: #DDE6D1; }

Luminance0.7657

Black text16.31:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DDE6D1","rgb":[221,230,209],"hsl":[86,30,86],"cmyk":[4,0,9,10],"luminance":0.7657,"contrast":{"black":16.31,"white":1.29}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DEEEC9","hex":"#DEEEC9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.18,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E6E5D1","hex":"#E6E5D1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.49,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.99,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D2E6D1","hex":"#D2E6D1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","light","light green","Gainsboro adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dde6d1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gainsboro.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/aluminum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DAD1E6","analogous":["#E6E5D1","#D2E6D1"],"triadic":["#D1DDE6","#E6D1DD"],"tetradic":["#D1E6E5","#DAD1E6","#E6D1D2"],"splitComplementary":["#D1D2E6","#E5D1E6"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DDE6D1","#B1C695"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B1C695","saturated":"#DEEEC9","desaturated":"#DCDED8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F2FFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"gainsboro","name":"Gainsboro","hex":"#DCDCDC","distance":14.89966442575134},{"slug":"aluminum","name":"Aluminum","hex":"#D9DAD9","distance":14.966629547095765},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":15.620499351813308},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":16.911534525287763}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DDE6D1

#DDE6D1 is classified as a cool green value with light visual character. #DDE6D1 is visually closest to Gainsboro, a named gray color with HEX #DCDCDC.

The RGB channels are 221, 230, and 209, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 86deg with 30% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7657, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.31:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DDE6D1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#DEEEC9#000000 text · best 17.18:1#DEEEC9

#E6E5D1#000000 text · best 16.49:1#E6E5D1

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

#D2E6D1#000000 text · best 15.98:1#D2E6D1

Generated Palette

#DDE6D1#DDE6D1

#DAD1E6#DAD1E6

#E6E5D1#E6E5D1

#D2E6D1#D2E6D1

White#FFFFFF

#B1C695#B1C695

Color Harmonies

#DAD1E6#DAD1E6

#E6E5D1#E6E5D1

#D2E6D1#D2E6D1

#D1DDE6#D1DDE6

#E6D1DD#E6D1DD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B1C695#B1C695

#DEEEC9#DEEEC9

#DCDED8#DCDED8

White#FFFFFF

#F2FFE0#F2FFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Gainsboro#DCDCDC

Aluminum#D9DAD9

Bone#E3DAC9

Quartz#E7D9D1

Pearl#EAE0C8

#DDE6D1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DDE6D1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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