What color is #D3E3CB?

#D3E3CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3E3CB?

The RGB value is 211, 227, 203: 211 red, 227 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3E3CB?

The complementary color is #DBCBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3E3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3E3CB color

#D3E3CB rgb(211, 227, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #D3E3CB is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 89% green and 79.6% blue (211, 227, 203).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint (#D7E7D0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.62:1).

#D3E3CB color codes

HEX	`#D3E3CB`
RGB	`rgb(211, 227, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 89%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.49, -9.64, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.49, 13.83, 134.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.111, 73.098, 67.167)`
Decimal	`13886411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3E3CB, 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 #D3E3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3E3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.62:1	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 #D3E3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3e3cb; }
.text { color: #d3e3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3e3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 227 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3e3cb, #cbe3cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D3E3CB?: #D3E3CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3E3CB?: The RGB value is 211, 227, 203: 211 red, 227 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3E3CB?: The complementary color is #DBCBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3E3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.