What color is #D9F2CF?

#D9F2CF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snowy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9F2CF?

The RGB value is 217, 242, 207: 217 red, 242 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9F2CF?

The complementary color is #E8CFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9F2CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9F2CF color

#D9F2CF rgb(217, 242, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #D9F2CF is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 94.9% green and 81.2% blue (217, 242, 207).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 57% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Snowy Mint (#D6F0CD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#D9F2CF color codes

HEX	`#D9F2CF`
RGB	`rgb(217, 242, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 94.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 57%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 14%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.91, -14.43, 14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.91, 20.22, 135.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.628, 82.76, 71.22)`
Decimal	`14283471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9F2CF, 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 #D9F2CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9F2CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	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 #D9F2CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9f2cf; }
.text { color: #d9f2cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9f2cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 242 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9f2cf, #cff2d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D9F2CF?: #D9F2CF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snowy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9F2CF?: The RGB value is 217, 242, 207: 217 red, 242 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9F2CF?: The complementary color is #E8CFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9F2CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.