What color is #D8E2DC?

#D8E2DC 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 #D8E2DC?

The RGB value is 216, 226, 220: 216 red, 226 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E2DC?

The complementary color is #E2D8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E2DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E2DC color

#D8E2DC rgb(216, 226, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D8E2DC is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 88.6% green and 86.3% blue (216, 226, 220).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 15% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Dream (#DBE7E1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#D8E2DC color codes

HEX	`#D8E2DC`
RGB	`rgb(216, 226, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 88.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 15%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89, -4.44, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89, 4.78, 158.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.431, 74.159, 78.405)`
Decimal	`14213852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E2DC, 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 #D8E2DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E2DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #D8E2DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e2dc; }
.text { color: #d8e2dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e2dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 226 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e2dc, #d8e2e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #D8E2DC?: #D8E2DC 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 #D8E2DC?: The RGB value is 216, 226, 220: 216 red, 226 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E2DC?: The complementary color is #E2D8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E2DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.