What color is #D9E7D7?

#D9E7D7 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Whispering Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E7D7?

The RGB value is 217, 231, 215: 217 red, 231 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E7D7?

The complementary color is #E5D7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E7D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E7D7 color

#D9E7D7 rgb(217, 231, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #D9E7D7 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 90.6% green and 84.3% blue (217, 231, 215).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 25% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Frost (#D7E5D8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.36:1).

#D9E7D7 color codes

HEX	`#D9E7D7`
RGB	`rgb(217, 231, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 90.6%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 25%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.23, -7.55, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.23, 9.76, 140.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.455, 76.809, 75.443)`
Decimal	`14280663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E7D7, 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 #D9E7D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E7D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.36:1	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 #D9E7D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e7d7; }
.text { color: #d9e7d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e7d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 231 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e7d7, #d7e7dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D9E7D7?: #D9E7D7 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Whispering Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E7D7?: The RGB value is 217, 231, 215: 217 red, 231 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E7D7?: The complementary color is #E5D7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E7D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.