What color is #D0E5C8?

#D0E5C8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0E5C8?

The RGB value is 208, 229, 200: 208 red, 229 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0E5C8?

The complementary color is #DDC8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0E5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0E5C8 color

#D0E5C8 rgb(208, 229, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #D0E5C8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 89.8% green and 78.4% blue (208, 229, 200).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 36% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.72:1).

#D0E5C8 color codes

HEX	`#D0E5C8`
RGB	`rgb(208, 229, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 89.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 36%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 13%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 13%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.74, -12.19, 11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.74, 16.97, 135.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.455, 73.618, 65.446)`
Decimal	`13690312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0E5C8, 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 #D0E5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0E5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.72:1	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 #D0E5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0e5c8; }
.text { color: #d0e5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0e5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 229 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0e5c8, #c8e5cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D0E5C8?: #D0E5C8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0E5C8?: The RGB value is 208, 229, 200: 208 red, 229 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0E5C8?: The complementary color is #DDC8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0E5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.