What color is #D1DECC?

#D1DECC is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1DECC?

The RGB value is 209, 222, 204: 209 red, 222 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1DECC?

The complementary color is #D9CCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1DECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1DECC color

#D1DECC rgb(209, 222, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #D1DECC is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 87.1% green and 80% blue (209, 222, 204).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 21% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Flip a Coin (#CCDDCC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#D1DECC color codes

HEX	`#D1DECC`
RGB	`rgb(209, 222, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 87.1%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 21%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.07, -7.61, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.07, 10.57, 136.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.313, 70.157, 67.321)`
Decimal	`13754060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1DECC, 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 #D1DECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1DECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #D1DECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1decc; }
.text { color: #d1decc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1decc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 222 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1decc, #ccded0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1DECC?: #D1DECC is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1DECC?: The RGB value is 209, 222, 204: 209 red, 222 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1DECC?: The complementary color is #D9CCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1DECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.