What color is #D7E9E7?

#D7E9E7 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whispery Breeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7E9E7?

The RGB value is 215, 233, 231: 215 red, 233 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7E9E7?

The complementary color is #E9D7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7E9E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7E9E7 color

#D7E9E7 rgb(215, 233, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D7E9E7 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 91.4% green and 90.6% blue (215, 233, 231).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 29% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Whispery Breeze (#D6E9E6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.7:1).

#D7E9E7 color codes

HEX	`#D7E9E7`
RGB	`rgb(215, 233, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 91.4%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 29%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 8%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91, -6.31, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91, 6.4, 189.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.584, 78.493, 86.965)`
Decimal	`14150119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7E9E7, 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 #D7E9E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7E9E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	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 #D7E9E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7e9e7; }
.text { color: #d7e9e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7e9e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 233 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7e9e7, #d7e2e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D7E9E7?: #D7E9E7 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whispery Breeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7E9E7?: The RGB value is 215, 233, 231: 215 red, 233 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7E9E7?: The complementary color is #E9D7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7E9E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.