What color is #D8E5CF?

#D8E5CF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8E5CF?

The RGB value is 216, 229, 207: 216 red, 229 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E5CF?

The complementary color is #DCCFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E5CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E5CF color

#D8E5CF rgb(216, 229, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #D8E5CF is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 89.8% green and 81.2% blue (216, 229, 207).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 30% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint (#D7E7D0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#D8E5CF color codes

HEX	`#D8E5CF`
RGB	`rgb(216, 229, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 89.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 30%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.46, -8.26, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.46, 12.39, 131.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.599, 75.142, 69.962)`
Decimal	`14214607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E5CF, 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 #D8E5CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E5CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #D8E5CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e5cf; }
.text { color: #d8e5cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e5cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 229 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e5cf, #cfe5d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D8E5CF?: #D8E5CF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8E5CF?: The RGB value is 216, 229, 207: 216 red, 229 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E5CF?: The complementary color is #DCCFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E5CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.