What color is #D5E5D8?

#D5E5D8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5E5D8?

The RGB value is 213, 229, 216: 213 red, 229 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E5D8?

The complementary color is #E5D5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E5D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E5D8 color

#D5E5D8 rgb(213, 229, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5E5D8 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 89.8% green and 84.7% blue (213, 229, 216).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 24% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Frost (#D7E5D8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#D5E5D8 color codes

HEX	`#D5E5D8`
RGB	`rgb(213, 229, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 89.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 24%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.46, -7.7, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.46, 8.92, 149.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.852, 75.142, 75.882)`
Decimal	`14018008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E5D8, 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 #D5E5D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E5D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #D5E5D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e5d8; }
.text { color: #d5e5d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e5d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 229 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e5d8, #d5e5e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D5E5D8?: #D5E5D8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5E5D8?: The RGB value is 213, 229, 216: 213 red, 229 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E5D8?: The complementary color is #E5D5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E5D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.