What color is #D5EAE4?

#D5EAE4 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5EAE4?

The RGB value is 213, 234, 228: 213 red, 234 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5EAE4?

The complementary color is #EAD5DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5EAE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5EAE4 color

#D5EAE4 rgb(213, 234, 228)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5EAE4 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 91.8% green and 89.4% blue (213, 234, 228).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 33% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Light Spirited (#D8EEE7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#D5EAE4 color codes

HEX	`#D5EAE4`
RGB	`rgb(213, 234, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 91.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 33%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.05, -8.04, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.05, 8.06, 176.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.864, 78.592, 84.82)`
Decimal	`14019300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5EAE4, 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 #D5EAE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5EAE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	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 #D5EAE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5eae4; }
.text { color: #d5eae4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5eae4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 234 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5eae4, #d5e5ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D5EAE4?: #D5EAE4 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5EAE4?: The RGB value is 213, 234, 228: 213 red, 234 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5EAE4?: The complementary color is #EAD5DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5EAE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.