What color is #D1E5CA?

#D1E5CA 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 #D1E5CA?

The RGB value is 209, 229, 202: 209 red, 229 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1E5CA?

The complementary color is #DECAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1E5CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1E5CA color

#D1E5CA rgb(209, 229, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #D1E5CA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 89.8% green and 79.2% blue (209, 229, 202).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 34% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#D1E5CA color codes

HEX	`#D1E5CA`
RGB	`rgb(209, 229, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 89.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 34%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.86, -11.51, 10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.86, 15.87, 136.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.973, 73.858, 66.699)`
Decimal	`13755850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1E5CA, 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 #D1E5CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1E5CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #D1E5CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1e5ca; }
.text { color: #d1e5ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1e5ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 229 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1e5ca, #cae5d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D1E5CA?: #D1E5CA 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 #D1E5CA?: The RGB value is 209, 229, 202: 209 red, 229 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1E5CA?: The complementary color is #DECAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1E5CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.