What color is #D5E4DD?

#D5E4DD is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5E4DD?

The RGB value is 213, 228, 221: 213 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E4DD?

The complementary color is #E4D5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E4DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E4DD color

#D5E4DD rgb(213, 228, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5E4DD is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 89.4% green and 86.7% blue (213, 228, 221).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 22% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Dream (#DBE7E1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.97:1).

#D5E4DD color codes

HEX	`#D5E4DD`
RGB	`rgb(213, 228, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 89.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 22%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 7%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.32, -6.28, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.32, 6.51, 164.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.232, 74.853, 79.246)`
Decimal	`14017757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E4DD, 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 #D5E4DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E4DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.97:1	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 #D5E4DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e4dd; }
.text { color: #d5e4dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e4dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 228 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e4dd, #d5e4e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #D5E4DD?: #D5E4DD is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5E4DD?: The RGB value is 213, 228, 221: 213 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E4DD?: The complementary color is #E4D5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E4DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.