What color is #D5EDD4?

#D5EDD4 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5EDD4?

The RGB value is 213, 237, 212: 213 red, 237 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5EDD4?

The complementary color is #ECD4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5EDD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5EDD4 color

#D5EDD4 rgb(213, 237, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5EDD4 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 92.9% green and 83.1% blue (213, 237, 212).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 41% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.89:1).

#D5EDD4 color codes

HEX	`#D5EDD4`
RGB	`rgb(213, 237, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 92.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 41%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 11%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.45, -12.44, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.45, 15.62, 142.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.606, 79.467, 73.946)`
Decimal	`14020052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5EDD4, 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 #D5EDD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5EDD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.89:1	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 #D5EDD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5edd4; }
.text { color: #d5edd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5edd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 237 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5edd4, #d4ede0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D5EDD4?: #D5EDD4 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5EDD4?: The RGB value is 213, 237, 212: 213 red, 237 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5EDD4?: The complementary color is #ECD4ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5EDD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.