What color is #D5DECD?

#D5DECD 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 #D5DECD?

The RGB value is 213, 222, 205: 213 red, 222 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DECD?

The complementary color is #D6CDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DECD color

#D5DECD rgb(213, 222, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5DECD is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 87.1% green and 80.4% blue (213, 222, 205).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 20% saturation and 84% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#D5DECD color codes

HEX	`#D5DECD`
RGB	`rgb(213, 222, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 87.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.39, -6.07, 7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.39, 9.48, 129.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.579, 70.796, 68.009)`
Decimal	`14016205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DECD, 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 #D5DECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	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 #D5DECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5decd; }
.text { color: #d5decd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5decd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 222 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5decd, #cddece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D5DECD?: #D5DECD 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 #D5DECD?: The RGB value is 213, 222, 205: 213 red, 222 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DECD?: The complementary color is #D6CDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.