What color is #D1E5DD?

#D1E5DD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1E5DD?

The RGB value is 209, 229, 221: 209 red, 229 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1E5DD?

The complementary color is #E5D1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1E5DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1E5DD color

#D1E5DD rgb(209, 229, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #D1E5DD is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 89.8% green and 86.7% blue (209, 229, 221).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 28% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#D1E5DD color codes

HEX	`#D1E5DD`
RGB	`rgb(209, 229, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 89.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 28%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 9%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.31, -8.11, 1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.31, 8.28, 168.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.362, 74.813, 79.284)`
Decimal	`13755869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1E5DD, 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 #D1E5DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1E5DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	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 #D1E5DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1e5dd; }
.text { color: #d1e5dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1e5dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 229 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1e5dd, #d1e3e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D1E5DD?: #D1E5DD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1E5DD?: The RGB value is 209, 229, 221: 209 red, 229 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1E5DD?: The complementary color is #E5D1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1E5DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.