What color is #D5DECF?

#D5DECF 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 #D5DECF?

The RGB value is 213, 222, 207: 213 red, 222 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DECF?

The complementary color is #D8CFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DECF color

#D5DECF rgb(213, 222, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5DECF is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 87.1% green and 81.2% blue (213, 222, 207).

Its hue angle is 96°, 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#D5DECF color codes

HEX	`#D5DECF`
RGB	`rgb(213, 222, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 87.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 19%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.43, -5.72, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.43, 8.51, 132.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.822, 70.893, 69.288)`
Decimal	`14016207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DECF, 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 #D5DECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #D5DECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5decf; }
.text { color: #d5decf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5decf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 222 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5decf, #cfded1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D5DECF?: #D5DECF 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 #D5DECF?: The RGB value is 213, 222, 207: 213 red, 222 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DECF?: The complementary color is #D8CFDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.