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Recognised as Colour

#D9E5DE

  • #D9E5DE
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#D9E5DE is a green with RGB values 217, 229, 222 and HSL 145°, 19%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#D9E5DE#D9E5DE
HEX#D9E5DE
RGBrgb(217, 229, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.898, 0.8706
RGB percentages85.1%, 89.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(145, 18.8%, 87.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145, 5.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK5.2%, 0%, 3.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,280,158
CSS custom property--colour: #D9E5DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.21:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#261A21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5E3DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E1DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D7E5E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6Light grey · ΔE 7.8White smoke · ΔE 8.7Mint cream · ΔE 9.4Honeydew · ΔE 9.6Linen · ΔE 9.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5D9E0
Analogous#DAE5D9, #D9E5E4
Triadic#DED9E5, #E5DED9
Split complementary#E4D9E5, #E5D9DA
Tetradic#D9DAE5, #E5D9E0, #E5E4D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7FAF8
Darker −10%#BBD0C4
Darker −20%#9CBCA9
Darker −30%#7EA78F
Darker −40%#629075
More saturated +25%#D1EDDD
Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R217
G229
B222
Red217 (85.1%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue145°
Saturation (HSL)18.75%
Lightness87.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D9 · G E5 · B DE

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