What color is #D1E5AC?

#D1E5AC is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1E5AC?

The RGB value is 209, 229, 172: 209 red, 229 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1E5AC?

The complementary color is #C0ACE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1E5AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1E5AC color

#D1E5AC rgb(209, 229, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #D1E5AC is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 89.8% green and 67.5% blue (209, 229, 172).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 52% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

#D1E5AC color codes

HEX	`#D1E5AC`
RGB	`rgb(209, 229, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 89.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 52%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 25%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 25%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.24, -16.25, 25.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.24, 30.38, 122.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.759, 72.572, 49.776)`
Decimal	`13755820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1E5AC, 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 #D1E5AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1E5AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	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 #D1E5AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1e5ac; }
.text { color: #d1e5ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1e5ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 229 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1e5ac, #b4e5ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D1E5AC?: #D1E5AC is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1E5AC?: The RGB value is 209, 229, 172: 209 red, 229 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1E5AC?: The complementary color is #C0ACE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1E5AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.