What color is #D5EEE1?

#D5EEE1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5EEE1?

The RGB value is 213, 238, 225: 213 red, 238 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5EEE1?

The complementary color is #EED5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5EEE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5EEE1 color

#D5EEE1 rgb(213, 238, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5EEE1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 93.3% green and 88.2% blue (213, 238, 225).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 42% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minty Fresh (#D2F2E7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#D5EEE1 color codes

HEX	`#D5EEE1`
RGB	`rgb(213, 238, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 93.3%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 42%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.01, -10.61, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.01, 11.18, 161.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.603, 80.73, 83.03)`
Decimal	`14020321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5EEE1, 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 #D5EEE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5EEE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	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 #D5EEE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5eee1; }
.text { color: #d5eee1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5eee1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 238 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5eee1, #d5eeed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D5EEE1?: #D5EEE1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5EEE1?: The RGB value is 213, 238, 225: 213 red, 238 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5EEE1?: The complementary color is #EED5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5EEE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.