What color is #D7E6DE?

#D7E6DE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7E6DE?

The RGB value is 215, 230, 222: 215 red, 230 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7E6DE?

The complementary color is #E6D7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7E6DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7E6DE color

#D7E6DE rgb(215, 230, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #D7E6DE is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 90.2% green and 87.1% blue (215, 230, 222).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 23% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Clair de Lune (#DBE9DF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#D7E6DE color codes

HEX	`#D7E6DE`
RGB	`rgb(215, 230, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 90.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 23%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90, -6.45, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90, 6.81, 161.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.503, 76.314, 80.161)`
Decimal	`14149342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7E6DE, 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 #D7E6DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7E6DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	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 #D7E6DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7e6de; }
.text { color: #d7e6de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7e6de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 230 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7e6de, #d7e6e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D7E6DE?: #D7E6DE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7E6DE?: The RGB value is 215, 230, 222: 215 red, 230 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7E6DE?: The complementary color is #E6D7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7E6DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.