What color is #D7E7D0?

#D7E7D0 is a very light, desaturated green known as Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Peppermint?

The RGB value is 215, 231, 208: 215 red, 231 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Peppermint?

The complementary color is #E0D0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7E7D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Peppermint color: hex code #D7E7D0

#D7E7D0 rgb(215, 231, 208)

Shades of green

Peppermint has the hex code #D7E7D0. It is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 90.6% green and 81.6% blue (215, 231, 208).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 32% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

Peppermint (#D7E7D0) color codes

HEX	`#D7E7D0`
RGB	`rgb(215, 231, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 90.6%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 32%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.93, -9.44, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.93, 13.31, 135.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.983, 76.153, 70.78)`
Decimal	`14149584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Peppermint, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D7E7D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7E7D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D7E7D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7e7d0; }
.text { color: #d7e7d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7e7d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 231 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7e7d0, #d0e7d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

See #D7E7D0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D7E7D0?: #D7E7D0 is a very light, desaturated green known as Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Peppermint?: The RGB value is 215, 231, 208: 215 red, 231 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Peppermint?: The complementary color is #E0D0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7E7D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.