What color is #D5EADD?

#D5EADD 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 #D5EADD?

The RGB value is 213, 234, 221: 213 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5EADD?

The complementary color is #EAD5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5EADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5EADD color

#D5EADD rgb(213, 234, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5EADD is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 91.8% green and 86.7% blue (213, 234, 221).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 33% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Splashdown (#D4E8D8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#D5EADD color codes

HEX	`#D5EADD`
RGB	`rgb(213, 234, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 91.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 33%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.88, -9.33, 3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.88, 10.13, 157.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.912, 78.211, 79.806)`
Decimal	`14019293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5EADD, 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 #D5EADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5EADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #D5EADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5eadd; }
.text { color: #d5eadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5eadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 234 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5eadd, #d5eae8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D5EADD?: #D5EADD 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 #D5EADD?: The RGB value is 213, 234, 221: 213 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5EADD?: The complementary color is #EAD5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5EADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.