What color is #D9E2CD?

#D9E2CD 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 #D9E2CD?

The RGB value is 217, 226, 205: 217 red, 226 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E2CD?

The complementary color is #D6CDE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E2CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E2CD color

#D9E2CD rgb(217, 226, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #D9E2CD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 88.6% green and 80.4% blue (217, 226, 205).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 27% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#D9E2CD color codes

HEX	`#D9E2CD`
RGB	`rgb(217, 226, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 88.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 27%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.71, -6.73, 9.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.71, 11.42, 126.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.829, 73.552, 68.422)`
Decimal	`14279373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E2CD, 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 #D9E2CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E2CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #D9E2CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e2cd; }
.text { color: #d9e2cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e2cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 226 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e2cd, #cfe2cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D9E2CD?: #D9E2CD 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 #D9E2CD?: The RGB value is 217, 226, 205: 217 red, 226 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E2CD?: The complementary color is #D6CDE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E2CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.