What color is #D5E9AC?

#D5E9AC 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 #D5E9AC?

The RGB value is 213, 233, 172: 213 red, 233 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E9AC?

The complementary color is #C0ACE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E9AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E9AC color

#D5E9AC rgb(213, 233, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5E9AC is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 91.4% green and 67.5% blue (213, 233, 172).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 58% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#D5E9AC color codes

HEX	`#D5E9AC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 233, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 91.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 58%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 26%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.58, -16.79, 27.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.58, 32.24, 121.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.025, 75.402, 50.203)`
Decimal	`14018988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E9AC, 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 #D5E9AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E9AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	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 #D5E9AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e9ac; }
.text { color: #d5e9ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e9ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 233 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e9ac, #b7e9ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D5E9AC?: #D5E9AC 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 #D5E9AC?: The RGB value is 213, 233, 172: 213 red, 233 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E9AC?: The complementary color is #C0ACE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E9AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.