What color is #D8DED1?

#D8DED1 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8DED1?

The RGB value is 216, 222, 209: 216 red, 222 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DED1?

The complementary color is #D7D1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DED1 color

#D8DED1 rgb(216, 222, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #D8DED1 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 87.1% green and 82% blue (216, 222, 209).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 16% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Water Lily (#DDE3D5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#D8DED1 color codes

HEX	`#D8DED1`
RGB	`rgb(216, 222, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 87.1%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 16%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 6%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.7, -4.34, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.7, 7.14, 127.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.947, 71.445, 70.625)`
Decimal	`14212817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DED1, 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 #D8DED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	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 #D8DED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8ded1; }
.text { color: #d8ded1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8ded1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 222 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8ded1, #d2ded1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D8DED1?: #D8DED1 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Water Lily. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8DED1?: The RGB value is 216, 222, 209: 216 red, 222 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DED1?: The complementary color is #D7D1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.