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#d0ebdb

a pale, soft green · cool · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
208, 235, 219
HSL
144°, 40%, 87%
CMYK
12, 0, 7, 8
Luminance
0.7794

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d0ebdb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d0ebdb
Hue
144°
green
Saturation
40%
soft
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
88%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7794
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
73/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
16.59:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 6.2
Where it sits
Hue144° of 360°
Saturation40%
Lightness87%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool73% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d0ebdb
RGBrgb(208, 235, 219)
HSLhsl(144, 40%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 8%)
LABlab(90.8 -11.8 4.8)
LCHlch(90.8 12.8 158.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.916 0.036 159.6)
Decimal13691867
Display P3color(display-p3 0.816 0.922 0.859)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d0ebdb;
background-color: #d0ebdb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d0ebdb] bg-[#d0ebdb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d0ebdb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.816, green: 0.922, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d0ebdb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD0EBDB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(219, 235, 208)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #d0ebdb · 16.59:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.27:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.59:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d0ebdb as text scores 1.27:1 on white and 16.59:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d0ebdb on white: 1.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d0ebdb on black: 16.59:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EAE7DA
deuteranopia · #E5E3DC
tritanopia · #CCEBE6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d0ebdb is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5FAF7
#EBF5EF
#d0ebdb
#B0DEC3
#89CDA5
#62BC86
#49AC71
#3D8F5E
#31724B
#275439
#183424
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F5FAF7Darkest = 950 · #183424
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FAF7;
  --brand-100: #EBF5EF;
  --brand-200: #d0ebdb;
  --brand-300: #B0DEC3;
  --brand-400: #89CDA5;
  --brand-500: #62BC86;
  --brand-600: #49AC71;
  --brand-700: #3D8F5E;
  --brand-800: #31724B;
  --brand-900: #275439;
  --brand-950: #183424;
  --brand: #d0ebdb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d0ebdb

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF7
Tinted page background
Border#C6E7D3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B6B
Captions on the surface
Accent#923A86
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#26593B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EDF7F1
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241A
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d0ebdb

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#EBD0E0
Analogous left#D3EBD0
Analogous right#D0EBE9
Split-complement 1#E9D0EB
Split-complement 2#EBD0D3
Triadic 1#DBD0EB
Triadic 2#EBDBD0
Tetradic#D0D3EB

RGB percentages

Red81.6%
Green92.2%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan11.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow6.8%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#d0ebdb text on a black background

contrast 16.59:1

Card sample

#d0ebdb text on a white background

contrast 1.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d0ebdb;
Background color
Panel with #d0ebdb background
background-color: #d0ebdb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d0ebdb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(208, 235, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(208, 235, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d0ebdb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d0ebdb, #D0E9EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d0ebdb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d0ebdb in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#d0ebdb, answered

What color is #d0ebdb?

#d0ebdb is a pale soft green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 6.2). It sits at 144° on the hue wheel with 40% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #d0ebdb?

rgb(208, 235, 219) — 208 red, 235 green and 219 blue out of 255, or 81.6% / 92.2% / 85.9% by channel.

Is #d0ebdb a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7794 and perceived brightness is 88%, so black text on it reaches 16.59:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d0ebdb?

Black. It scores 16.59:1 against #d0ebdb, versus 1.27:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d0ebdb?

#EBD0E0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E9D0EB and #EBD0D3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d0ebdb?

For interface work: #F4FAF7 as the surface, #C6E7D3 for borders, #4B9B6B for secondary text, #923A86 as an accent and #26593B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D3EBD0 and #D0EBE9 stays calm, while #EBD0E0 is the loudest partner.

What is #d0ebdb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d0ebdb warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 73 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D0EBD1; nudged cooler, #CFECE5.

Work with #d0ebdb in the Color Lab