What color is #D3E8D1?

#D3E8D1 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 #D3E8D1?

The RGB value is 211, 232, 209: 211 red, 232 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3E8D1?

The complementary color is #E6D1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3E8D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3E8D1 color

#D3E8D1 rgb(211, 232, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #D3E8D1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 91% green and 82% blue (211, 232, 209).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 33% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint (#D7E7D0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

#D3E8D1 color codes

HEX	`#D3E8D1`
RGB	`rgb(211, 232, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 91%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 33%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.94, -11.13, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.94, 14.21, 141.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.227, 76.165, 71.469)`
Decimal	`13887697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3E8D1, 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 #D3E8D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3E8D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	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 #D3E8D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3e8d1; }
.text { color: #d3e8d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3e8d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 232 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3e8d1, #d1e8db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D3E8D1?: #D3E8D1 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 #D3E8D1?: The RGB value is 211, 232, 209: 211 red, 232 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3E8D1?: The complementary color is #E6D1E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3E8D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.