What color is #D9E2C2?

#D9E2C2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E2C2?

The RGB value is 217, 226, 194: 217 red, 226 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E2C2?

The complementary color is #CBC2E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E2C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E2C2 color

#D9E2C2 rgb(217, 226, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #D9E2C2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 88.6% green and 76.1% blue (217, 226, 194).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 36% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#D9E2C2 color codes

HEX	`#D9E2C2`
RGB	`rgb(217, 226, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 88.6%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 36%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.47, -8.54, 14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.47, 16.94, 120.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.548, 73.04, 61.673)`
Decimal	`14279362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E2C2, 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 #D9E2C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E2C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	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 #D9E2C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e2c2; }
.text { color: #d9e2c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e2c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 226 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e2c2, #c9e2c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #D9E2C2?: #D9E2C2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E2C2?: The RGB value is 217, 226, 194: 217 red, 226 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E2C2?: The complementary color is #CBC2E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E2C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.