What color is #D9E3CD?

#D9E3CD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E3CD?

The RGB value is 217, 227, 205: 217 red, 227 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E3CD?

The complementary color is #D7CDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E3CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E3CD color

#D9E3CD rgb(217, 227, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #D9E3CD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 89% green and 80.4% blue (217, 227, 205).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 28% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

#D9E3CD color codes

HEX	`#D9E3CD`
RGB	`rgb(217, 227, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 89%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 28%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.97, -7.24, 9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.97, 12.02, 127.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.102, 74.098, 68.513)`
Decimal	`14279629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E3CD, 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 #D9E3CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E3CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	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 #D9E3CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e3cd; }
.text { color: #d9e3cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e3cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 227 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e3cd, #cee3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #D9E3CD?: #D9E3CD is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E3CD?: The RGB value is 217, 227, 205: 217 red, 227 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E3CD?: The complementary color is #D7CDE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E3CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.