What color is #D9E1CC?

#D9E1CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E1CC?

The RGB value is 217, 225, 204: 217 red, 225 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E1CC?

The complementary color is #D4CCE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E1CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E1CC color

#D9E1CC rgb(217, 225, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #D9E1CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 88.2% green and 80% blue (217, 225, 204).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 26% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#D9E1CC color codes

HEX	`#D9E1CC`
RGB	`rgb(217, 225, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 88.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 26%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.43, -6.39, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.43, 11.32, 124.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.438, 72.962, 67.698)`
Decimal	`14279116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E1CC, 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 #D9E1CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E1CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #D9E1CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e1cc; }
.text { color: #d9e1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e1cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 225 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e1cc, #cfe1cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9E1CC?: #D9E1CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E1CC?: The RGB value is 217, 225, 204: 217 red, 225 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E1CC?: The complementary color is #D4CCE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E1CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.