What color is #D5F9DE?

#D5F9DE is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D5F9DE?

The RGB value is 213, 249, 222: 213 red, 249 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D5F9DE?

The complementary color is #F9D5F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D5F9DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D5F9DE color

#D5F9DE rgb(213, 249, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #D5F9DE is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.5% red, 97.6% green and 87.1% blue (213, 249, 222).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 75% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.43:1).

#D5F9DE color codes

HEX	`#D5F9DE`
RGB	`rgb(213, 249, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.5%, 97.6%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 75%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 14%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.81, -16.63, 9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.81, 18.95, 151.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.498, 87.17, 81.994)`
Decimal	`14023134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D5F9DE, 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 #D5F9DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D5F9DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.43:1	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 #D5F9DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d5f9de; }
.text { color: #d5f9de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5f9de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(213 249 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d5f9de, #d5f9f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D5F9DE?: #D5F9DE is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D5F9DE?: The RGB value is 213, 249, 222: 213 red, 249 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D5F9DE?: The complementary color is #F9D5F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D5F9DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.43:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.