What color is #D5DEDA?

#D5DEDA is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5DEDA?

The RGB value is 213, 222, 218: 213 red, 222 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5DEDA?

The complementary color is #DED5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5DEDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5DEDA color

#D5DEDA rgb(213, 222, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5DEDA is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 87.1% green and 85.5% blue (213, 222, 218).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 12% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Blue (#DBE7E3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#D5DEDA color codes

HEX	`#D5DEDA`
RGB	`rgb(213, 222, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 87.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 12%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.7, -3.75, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.7, 3.86, 166.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.214, 71.45, 76.619)`
Decimal	`14016218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5DEDA, 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 #D5DEDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5DEDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	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 #D5DEDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5deda; }
.text { color: #d5deda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5deda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 222 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5deda, #d5dede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #D5DEDA?: #D5DEDA is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5DEDA?: The RGB value is 213, 222, 218: 213 red, 222 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5DEDA?: The complementary color is #DED5D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5DEDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.