What color is #D3E7CC?

#D3E7CC 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 #D3E7CC?

The RGB value is 211, 231, 204: 211 red, 231 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3E7CC?

The complementary color is #E0CCE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3E7CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3E7CC color

#D3E7CC rgb(211, 231, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #D3E7CC is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 90.6% green and 80% blue (211, 231, 204).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 36% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

#D3E7CC color codes

HEX	`#D3E7CC`
RGB	`rgb(211, 231, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 90.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 36%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.56, -11.49, 10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.56, 15.84, 136.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.337, 75.36, 68.166)`
Decimal	`13887436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3E7CC, 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 #D3E7CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3E7CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	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 #D3E7CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3e7cc; }
.text { color: #d3e7cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3e7cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 231 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3e7cc, #cce7d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D3E7CC?: #D3E7CC 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 #D3E7CC?: The RGB value is 211, 231, 204: 211 red, 231 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3E7CC?: The complementary color is #E0CCE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3E7CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.