What color is #D5E3DE?

#D5E3DE is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Icelandic Winter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5E3DE?

The RGB value is 213, 227, 222: 213 red, 227 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E3DE?

The complementary color is #E3D5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E3DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E3DE color

#D5E3DE rgb(213, 227, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D5E3DE is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 89% green and 87.1% blue (213, 227, 222).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 20% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Icelandic Winter (#D9E7E3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#D5E3DE color codes

HEX	`#D5E3DE`
RGB	`rgb(213, 227, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 89%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 20%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 6%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.09, -5.59, 0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.09, 5.65, 171.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.092, 74.358, 79.858)`
Decimal	`14017502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E3DE, 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 #D5E3DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E3DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #D5E3DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e3de; }
.text { color: #d5e3de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e3de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 227 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e3de, #d5e1e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #D5E3DE?: #D5E3DE is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Icelandic Winter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5E3DE?: The RGB value is 213, 227, 222: 213 red, 227 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E3DE?: The complementary color is #E3D5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E3DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.