What color is #D3E5CE?

#D3E5CE 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 #D3E5CE?

The RGB value is 211, 229, 206: 211 red, 229 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3E5CE?

The complementary color is #E0CEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3E5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3E5CE color

#D3E5CE rgb(211, 229, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #D3E5CE is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 89.8% green and 80.8% blue (211, 229, 206).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 31% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint (#D7E7D0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#D3E5CE color codes

HEX	`#D3E5CE`
RGB	`rgb(211, 229, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 89.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 31%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.08, -10.14, 9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.08, 13.68, 137.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.022, 74.343, 69.252)`
Decimal	`13886926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3E5CE, 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 #D3E5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3E5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #D3E5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3e5ce; }
.text { color: #d3e5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3e5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 229 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3e5ce, #cee5d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D3E5CE?: #D3E5CE 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 #D3E5CE?: The RGB value is 211, 229, 206: 211 red, 229 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3E5CE?: The complementary color is #E0CEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3E5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.