What color is #D5E1CC?

#D5E1CC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5E1CC?

The RGB value is 213, 225, 204: 213 red, 225 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E1CC?

The complementary color is #D8CCE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E1CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E1CC color

#D5E1CC rgb(213, 225, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5E1CC is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 88.2% green and 80% blue (213, 225, 204).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 26% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint (#D7E7D0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#D5E1CC color codes

HEX	`#D5E1CC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 225, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 88.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 26%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.14, -7.77, 8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.14, 11.81, 131.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.263, 72.356, 67.643)`
Decimal	`14016972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E1CC, 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 #D5E1CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E1CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	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 #D5E1CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e1cc; }
.text { color: #d5e1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e1cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 225 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e1cc, #cce1ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D5E1CC?: #D5E1CC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5E1CC?: The RGB value is 213, 225, 204: 213 red, 225 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E1CC?: The complementary color is #D8CCE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E1CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.