What color is #D2E6CD?

#D2E6CD 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 #D2E6CD?

The RGB value is 210, 230, 205: 210 red, 230 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2E6CD?

The complementary color is #E1CDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2E6CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2E6CD color

#D2E6CD rgb(210, 230, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #D2E6CD is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 90.2% green and 80.4% blue (210, 230, 205).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 15.94:1).

#D2E6CD color codes

HEX	`#D2E6CD`
RGB	`rgb(210, 230, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 90.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.25, -11.16, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.25, 14.94, 138.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.893, 74.702, 68.693)`
Decimal	`13821645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2E6CD, 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 #D2E6CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2E6CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.94:1	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 #D2E6CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2e6cd; }
.text { color: #d2e6cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2e6cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 230 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2e6cd, #cde6d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D2E6CD?: #D2E6CD 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 #D2E6CD?: The RGB value is 210, 230, 205: 210 red, 230 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2E6CD?: The complementary color is #E1CDE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2E6CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.