What color is #D9E8DD?

#D9E8DD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E8DD?

The RGB value is 217, 232, 221: 217 red, 232 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E8DD?

The complementary color is #E8D9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E8DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9E8DD color

#D9E8DD rgb(217, 232, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #D9E8DD is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 91% green and 86.7% blue (217, 232, 221).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 25% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Clair de Lune (#DBE9DF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

#D9E8DD color codes

HEX	`#D9E8DD`
RGB	`rgb(217, 232, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 91%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 25%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.64, -6.99, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.64, 7.87, 152.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.52, 77.685, 79.672)`
Decimal	`14280925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E8DD, 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 #D9E8DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E8DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	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 #D9E8DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e8dd; }
.text { color: #d9e8dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e8dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 232 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e8dd, #d9e8e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D9E8DD?: #D9E8DD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E8DD?: The RGB value is 217, 232, 221: 217 red, 232 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E8DD?: The complementary color is #E8D9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E8DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.