What color is #D3E6DE?

#D3E6DE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3E6DE?

The RGB value is 211, 230, 222: 211 red, 230 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3E6DE?

The complementary color is #E6D3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3E6DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3E6DE color

#D3E6DE rgb(211, 230, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #D3E6DE is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 90.2% green and 87.1% blue (211, 230, 222).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 28% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#D3E6DE color codes

HEX	`#D3E6DE`
RGB	`rgb(211, 230, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 90.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 28%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.73, -7.78, 1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.73, 7.97, 167.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.343, 75.716, 80.107)`
Decimal	`13887198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3E6DE, 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 #D3E6DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3E6DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #D3E6DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3e6de; }
.text { color: #d3e6de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3e6de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 230 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3e6de, #d3e5e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D3E6DE?: #D3E6DE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3E6DE?: The RGB value is 211, 230, 222: 211 red, 230 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3E6DE?: The complementary color is #E6D3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3E6DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.