What color is #D5EED7?

#D5EED7 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 #D5EED7?

The RGB value is 213, 238, 215: 213 red, 238 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5EED7?

The complementary color is #EED5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5EED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5EED7 color

#D5EED7 rgb(213, 238, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5EED7 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 93.3% green and 84.3% blue (213, 238, 215).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 42% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#D5EED7 color codes

HEX	`#D5EED7`
RGB	`rgb(213, 238, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 93.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 42%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.77, -12.42, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.77, 14.97, 146.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.278, 80.201, 76.054)`
Decimal	`14020311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5EED7, 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 #D5EED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5EED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	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 #D5EED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5eed7; }
.text { color: #d5eed7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5eed7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 238 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5eed7, #d5eee3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D5EED7?: #D5EED7 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 #D5EED7?: The RGB value is 213, 238, 215: 213 red, 238 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5EED7?: The complementary color is #EED5EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5EED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.