What color is #D5EFE8?

#D5EFE8 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 #D5EFE8?

The RGB value is 213, 239, 232: 213 red, 239 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5EFE8?

The complementary color is #EFD5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5EFE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5EFE8 color

#D5EFE8 rgb(213, 239, 232)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5EFE8 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 93.7% green and 91% blue (213, 239, 232).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 45% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Light Spirited (#D8EEE7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#D5EFE8 color codes

HEX	`#D5EFE8`
RGB	`rgb(213, 239, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 93.7%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 45%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.44, -9.81, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.44, 9.82, 177.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.869, 81.704, 88.26)`
Decimal	`14020584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5EFE8, 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 #D5EFE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5EFE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	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 #D5EFE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5efe8; }
.text { color: #d5efe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5efe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 239 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5efe8, #d5e9ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D5EFE8?: #D5EFE8 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 #D5EFE8?: The RGB value is 213, 239, 232: 213 red, 239 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5EFE8?: The complementary color is #EFD5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5EFE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.