What color is #D9ECD1?

#D9ECD1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9ECD1?

The RGB value is 217, 236, 209: 217 red, 236 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9ECD1?

The complementary color is #E4D1EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9ECD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9ECD1 color

#D9ECD1 rgb(217, 236, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #D9ECD1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 92.5% green and 82% blue (217, 236, 209).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 42% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Mint (#DFF1D6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#D9ECD1 color codes

HEX	`#D9ECD1`
RGB	`rgb(217, 236, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 92.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 42%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.39, -11.1, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.39, 15.61, 135.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.117, 79.346, 71.93)`
Decimal	`14281937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9ECD1, 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 #D9ECD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9ECD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #D9ECD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9ecd1; }
.text { color: #d9ecd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9ecd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 236 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9ecd1, #d1ecd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D9ECD1?: #D9ECD1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hint of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9ECD1?: The RGB value is 217, 236, 209: 217 red, 236 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9ECD1?: The complementary color is #E4D1EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9ECD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.