Close to Peppermint
#DEFCED
#DEFCED is a very light, vivid green, close to the color Peppermint. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 98.8% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 150°, with 83% saturation and 93% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DEFCED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.09:1 FailBlack text on this color
19.25:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.09:1 FailThis color as text on black
19.25:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEFCED as they’d see it.
#DEFCED in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DEFCED
What color is #DEFCED?
#DEFCED is a very light, vivid green, close to the color Peppermint. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 98.8% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 150°, with 83% saturation and 93% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DEFCED in RGB?
#DEFCED is rgb(222, 252, 237): 222 red, 252 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DEFCED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 0, 6, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DEFCED?
PANTONE 7485 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DEFCED?
Its complement #FFF2F8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.