What color is #D5E8AC?

#D5E8AC is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5E8AC?

The RGB value is 213, 232, 172: 213 red, 232 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E8AC?

The complementary color is #BFACE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E8AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E8AC color

#D5E8AC rgb(213, 232, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5E8AC is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 91% green and 67.5% blue (213, 232, 172).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 57% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#D5E8AC color codes

HEX	`#D5E8AC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 232, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 91%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 57%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 26%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.32, -16.3, 27.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.32, 31.68, 120.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.743, 74.838, 50.109)`
Decimal	`14018732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E8AC, 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 #D5E8AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E8AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #D5E8AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e8ac; }
.text { color: #d5e8ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e8ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 232 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e8ac, #b7e8ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D5E8AC?: #D5E8AC is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5E8AC?: The RGB value is 213, 232, 172: 213 red, 232 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E8AC?: The complementary color is #BFACE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E8AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.