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Recognised as Colour

#D9E2DD

  • #D9E2DD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D9E2DD is a green with RGB values 217, 226, 221 and HSL 147°, 13%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D9E2DD#D9E2DD
HEX#D9E2DD
RGBrgb(217, 226, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8863, 0.8667
RGB percentages85.1%, 88.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(146.7, 13.4%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.7, 4%, 88.6%)
CMYK4%, 0%, 2.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,279,389
CSS custom property--colour: #D9E2DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.87:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#261D22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E1DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0DFDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D8E2E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.4Light grey · ΔE 6.2White smoke · ΔE 8.5Linen · ΔE 9.6Mint cream · ΔE 10.1Alice blue · ΔE 10.2
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.37, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2D9DE
Analogous#DAE2D9, #D9E2E2
Triadic#DDD9E2, #E2DDD9
Split complementary#E2D9E2, #E2D9DA
Tetradic#D9DAE2, #E2D9DE, #E2E2D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F8F7
Darker −10%#BCCCC3
Darker −20%#9FB6A9
Darker −30%#82A08F
Darker −40%#678876
More saturated +25%#D1EADC
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R217
G226
B221
Red217 (85.1%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue146.67°
Saturation (HSL)13.43%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D9 · G E2 · B DD

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