What color is #D2DCC9?

#D2DCC9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2DCC9?

The RGB value is 210, 220, 201: 210 red, 220 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2DCC9?

The complementary color is #D3C9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2DCC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2DCC9 color

#D2DCC9 rgb(210, 220, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #D2DCC9 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 86.3% green and 78.8% blue (210, 220, 201).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 21% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#D2DCC9 color codes

HEX	`#D2DCC9`
RGB	`rgb(210, 220, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 86.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 21%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.56, -6.77, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.56, 10.61, 129.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.712, 69.105, 65.282)`
Decimal	`13819081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2DCC9, 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 #D2DCC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2DCC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #D2DCC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2dcc9; }
.text { color: #d2dcc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2dcc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 220 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2dcc9, #c9dcca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D2DCC9?: #D2DCC9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2DCC9?: The RGB value is 210, 220, 201: 210 red, 220 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2DCC9?: The complementary color is #D3C9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2DCC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.