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#DDFDF2 — Pale Vivid Green

#DDFDF2 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #DDFDF2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DDFDF2 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FDDDE8; it also sits naturally between #DDFDE2 and #DDF8FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDFDF2 · RGB 221, 253, 242

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Color values

HEX#DDFDF2
RGB221, 253, 242
HSL159°, 89%, 93%
HSV159°, 13%, 99%
CMYK13%, 0%, 4%, 1%
XYZ80.97, 92.03, 97.50
Yxy92.03, 0.2993, 0.3402
CIE-Lab96.83, -12.37, 1.77
Hunter Lab95.93, -12.29, 1.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 99% · Blue 95%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #DDFDF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDFDF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDFDF2

.text { color: #DDFDF2; }
.background { background-color: #DDFDF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDFDF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 253, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDFDF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 253, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDFDF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 253, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDFDF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDFDF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDFDF2

#B2FBE1#87F8D0#5BF5BF#30F3AF#0EEC9E#0BC181#099564#066A47#043F2A#01130D

Tints of #DDFDF2

#DDFDF2#E2FDF4#E2FDF4#E2FDF4#E7FEF6#E7FEF6#E7FEF6#E7FEF6#ECFEF8#ECFEF8

Tones of #DDFDF2

#E0FBF1#E2F9F1#E4F6F0#E6F4EF#E9F2EE#EBEFEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDDDE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.08:1 Fails
Against black text19.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDFDF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDFDF2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DDFDF2: ·

How #DDFDF2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EBEBF5Deuteranopia · #E9E7F5Tritanopia · #DFF7F7

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDFDF2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 321e48
#321E48 · #43637E · #65DCD5 · #D9FFF4
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Palette 1e0342
#1E0342 · #0E46A3 · #9AC8CD · #E1F7F5
Palette 003c43
#003C43 · #135D66 · #77B0AA · #E3FEF7
Palette E4f9f5
#E4F9F5 · #30E3CA · #11999E · #40514E
Palette Dff4f3
#DFF4F3 · #DDE7F2 · #B9BBDF · #878ECD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D9FFF4#DEFCF9#E1F7F5#E3FEF7#E4F9F5#DFF4F3#DEF4F0#D7F8F7#DAFFFB#E3F6F5#E1F4F3#DAF4F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDFDF1  ·  #DDFDF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDFDF2?

#DDFDF2 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 221, 253, 242). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDFDF2?

#DDFDF2 is RGB 221, 253, 242 — HSL 159°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 4%, 1%.

What colors go with #DDFDF2?

Its complement is #FDDDE8; analogous partners are #DDFDE2 and #DDF8FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDFDF2 for text?

Black text on #DDFDF2 has a contrast ratio of 19.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.