What color is #D4DDCD?

#D4DDCD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4DDCD?

The RGB value is 212, 221, 205: 212 red, 221 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DDCD?

The complementary color is #D6CDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DDCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DDCD color

#D4DDCD rgb(212, 221, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #D4DDCD is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 86.7% green and 80.4% blue (212, 221, 205).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 19% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#D4DDCD color codes

HEX	`#D4DDCD`
RGB	`rgb(212, 221, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 86.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 19%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.05, -5.9, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.05, 9, 130.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.025, 70.118, 67.907)`
Decimal	`13950413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DDCD, 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 #D4DDCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DDCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	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 #D4DDCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4ddcd; }
.text { color: #d4ddcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4ddcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 221 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4ddcd, #cdddce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D4DDCD?: #D4DDCD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4DDCD?: The RGB value is 212, 221, 205: 212 red, 221 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DDCD?: The complementary color is #D6CDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DDCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.