What color is #D8E0D0?

#D8E0D0 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8E0D0?

The RGB value is 216, 224, 208: 216 red, 224 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E0D0?

The complementary color is #D8D0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E0D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E0D0 color

#D8E0D0 rgb(216, 224, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #D8E0D0 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 87.8% green and 81.6% blue (216, 224, 208).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 21% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#D8E0D0 color codes

HEX	`#D8E0D0`
RGB	`rgb(216, 224, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 87.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 21%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 7%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.19, -5.54, 6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.19, 8.85, 128.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.358, 72.464, 70.153)`
Decimal	`14213328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E0D0, 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 #D8E0D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E0D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #D8E0D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e0d0; }
.text { color: #d8e0d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e0d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 224 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e0d0, #d0e0d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D8E0D0?: #D8E0D0 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8E0D0?: The RGB value is 216, 224, 208: 216 red, 224 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E0D0?: The complementary color is #D8D0E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E0D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.