What color is #D8E1D8?

#D8E1D8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8E1D8?

The RGB value is 216, 225, 216: 216 red, 225 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E1D8?

The complementary color is #E1D8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E1D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E1D8 color

#D8E1D8 rgb(216, 225, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8E1D8 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 88.2% green and 84.7% blue (216, 225, 216).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 13% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Dream (#DBE7E1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.68:1).

#D8E1D8 color codes

HEX	`#D8E1D8`
RGB	`rgb(216, 225, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 88.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 13%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.64, -4.65, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.64, 5.73, 144.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.637, 73.407, 75.558)`
Decimal	`14213592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E1D8, 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 #D8E1D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E1D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.68:1	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 #D8E1D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e1d8; }
.text { color: #d8e1d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e1d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 225 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e1d8, #d8e1dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #D8E1D8?: #D8E1D8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8E1D8?: The RGB value is 216, 225, 216: 216 red, 225 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E1D8?: The complementary color is #E1D8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E1D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.