What color is #D4EAE4?

#D4EAE4 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4EAE4?

The RGB value is 212, 234, 228: 212 red, 234 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4EAE4?

The complementary color is #EAD4DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4EAE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4EAE4 color

#D4EAE4 rgb(212, 234, 228)

Shades of green

The hex color #D4EAE4 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 91.8% green and 89.4% blue (212, 234, 228).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 34% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Light Spirited (#D8EEE7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#D4EAE4 color codes

HEX	`#D4EAE4`
RGB	`rgb(212, 234, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 91.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 34%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.98, -8.36, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.98, 8.37, 177.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.575, 78.443, 84.807)`
Decimal	`13953764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4EAE4, 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 #D4EAE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4EAE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	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 #D4EAE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4eae4; }
.text { color: #d4eae4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4eae4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 234 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4eae4, #d4e5ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D4EAE4?: #D4EAE4 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4EAE4?: The RGB value is 212, 234, 228: 212 red, 234 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4EAE4?: The complementary color is #EAD4DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4EAE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.