What color is #D5ECE2?

#D5ECE2 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 #D5ECE2?

The RGB value is 213, 236, 226: 213 red, 236 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5ECE2?

The complementary color is #ECD5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5ECE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5ECE2 color

#D5ECE2 rgb(213, 236, 226)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5ECE2 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 92.5% green and 88.6% blue (213, 236, 226).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 38% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Light Spirited (#D8EEE7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#D5ECE2 color codes

HEX	`#D5ECE2`
RGB	`rgb(213, 236, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 92.5%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 38%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.52, -9.42, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.52, 9.69, 166.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.16, 79.627, 83.557)`
Decimal	`14019810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5ECE2, 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 #D5ECE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5ECE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	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 #D5ECE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5ece2; }
.text { color: #d5ece2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5ece2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 236 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5ece2, #d5ebec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D5ECE2?: #D5ECE2 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 #D5ECE2?: The RGB value is 213, 236, 226: 213 red, 236 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5ECE2?: The complementary color is #ECD5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5ECE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.