What color is #D5EEB7?

#D5EEB7 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5EEB7?

The RGB value is 213, 238, 183: 213 red, 238 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5EEB7?

The complementary color is #D0B7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5EEB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5EEB7 color

#D5EEB7 rgb(213, 238, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5EEB7 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 93.3% green and 71.8% blue (213, 238, 183).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 62% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

#D5EEB7 color codes

HEX	`#D5EEB7`
RGB	`rgb(213, 238, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 93.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 62%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 23%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 23%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.1, -17.64, 23.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.1, 29.76, 126.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.561, 78.714, 56.477)`
Decimal	`14020279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5EEB7, 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 #D5EEB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5EEB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	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 #D5EEB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5eeb7; }
.text { color: #d5eeb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5eeb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 238 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5eeb7, #baeeb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #D5EEB7?: #D5EEB7 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5EEB7?: The RGB value is 213, 238, 183: 213 red, 238 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5EEB7?: The complementary color is #D0B7EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5EEB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.