What color is #D5E9DC?

#D5E9DC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Splashdown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5E9DC?

The RGB value is 213, 233, 220: 213 red, 233 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5E9DC?

The complementary color is #E9D5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5E9DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5E9DC color

#D5E9DC rgb(213, 233, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5E9DC is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 91.4% green and 86.3% blue (213, 233, 220).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 31% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Splashdown (#D4E8D8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.52:1).

#D5E9DC color codes

HEX	`#D5E9DC`
RGB	`rgb(213, 233, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 91.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 31%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 9%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.59, -9.01, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.59, 9.88, 155.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.495, 77.59, 79.011)`
Decimal	`14019036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5E9DC, 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 #D5E9DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5E9DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.52:1	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 #D5E9DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5e9dc; }
.text { color: #d5e9dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5e9dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 233 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5e9dc, #d5e9e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D5E9DC?: #D5E9DC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Splashdown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5E9DC?: The RGB value is 213, 233, 220: 213 red, 233 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5E9DC?: The complementary color is #E9D5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5E9DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.