What color is #D5DDCC?

#D5DDCC is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5DDCC?

The RGB value is 213, 221, 204: 213 red, 221 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DDCC?

The complementary color is #D4CCDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DDCC color

#D5DDCC rgb(213, 221, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5DDCC is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 86.7% green and 80% blue (213, 221, 204).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#D5DDCC color codes

HEX	`#D5DDCC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 221, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 86.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.1, -5.73, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.1, 9.36, 127.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.194, 70.219, 67.287)`
Decimal	`14015948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DDCC, 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 #D5DDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #D5DDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5ddcc; }
.text { color: #d5ddcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5ddcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 221 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5ddcc, #cdddcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D5DDCC?: #D5DDCC is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5DDCC?: The RGB value is 213, 221, 204: 213 red, 221 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DDCC?: The complementary color is #D4CCDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.