What color is #D5DEC9?

#D5DEC9 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 #D5DEC9?

The RGB value is 213, 222, 201: 213 red, 222 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DEC9?

The complementary color is #D2C9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DEC9 color

#D5DEC9 rgb(213, 222, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5DEC9 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 87.1% green and 78.8% blue (213, 222, 201).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 24% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#D5DEC9 color codes

HEX	`#D5DEC9`
RGB	`rgb(213, 222, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 87.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 24%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.29, -6.75, 9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.29, 11.46, 126.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.103, 70.606, 65.498)`
Decimal	`14016201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DEC9, 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 #D5DEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	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 #D5DEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5dec9; }
.text { color: #d5dec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5dec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 222 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5dec9, #cbdec9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D5DEC9?: #D5DEC9 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 #D5DEC9?: The RGB value is 213, 222, 201: 213 red, 222 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DEC9?: The complementary color is #D2C9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.