What color is #D2E2AF?

#D2E2AF is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2E2AF?

The RGB value is 210, 226, 175: 210 red, 226 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2E2AF?

The complementary color is #BFAFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2E2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2E2AF color

#D2E2AF rgb(210, 226, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #D2E2AF is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 88.6% green and 68.6% blue (210, 226, 175).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 47% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#D2E2AF color codes

HEX	`#D2E2AF`
RGB	`rgb(210, 226, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 88.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 47%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 23%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 23%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.58, -13.96, 23.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.58, 27.08, 121.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.512, 71.189, 51.05)`
Decimal	`13820591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2E2AF, 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 #D2E2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2E2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	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 #D2E2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2e2af; }
.text { color: #d2e2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2e2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 226 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2e2af, #b8e2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D2E2AF?: #D2E2AF is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2E2AF?: The RGB value is 210, 226, 175: 210 red, 226 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2E2AF?: The complementary color is #BFAFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2E2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.