What color is #D7E2C7?

#D7E2C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7E2C7?

The RGB value is 215, 226, 199: 215 red, 226 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7E2C7?

The complementary color is #D2C7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7E2C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7E2C7 color

#D7E2C7 rgb(215, 226, 199)

Shades of green

The hex color #D7E2C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 88.6% green and 78% blue (215, 226, 199).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 32% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#D7E2C7 color codes

HEX	`#D7E2C7`
RGB	`rgb(215, 226, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 88.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 32%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.43, -8.42, 11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.43, 14.62, 125.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.528, 72.963, 64.653)`
Decimal	`14148295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7E2C7, 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 #D7E2C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7E2C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #D7E2C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7e2c7; }
.text { color: #d7e2c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7e2c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 226 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7e2c7, #cae2c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #D7E2C7?: #D7E2C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7E2C7?: The RGB value is 215, 226, 199: 215 red, 226 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7E2C7?: The complementary color is #D2C7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7E2C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.