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#d2ecdc

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

RGB
210, 236, 220
HSL
143°, 41%, 88%
CMYK
11, 0, 7, 8
Luminance
0.7886

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d2ecdc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d2ecdc
Hue
143°
green
Saturation
41%
soft
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
89%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7886
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
72/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
16.77:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 5.8
Where it sits
Hue143° of 360°
Saturation41%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool72% 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#d2ecdc
RGBrgb(210, 236, 220)
HSLhsl(143, 41%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 8%)
LABlab(91.2 -11.5 4.9)
LCHlch(91.2 12.5 157.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.920 0.035 158.7)
Decimal13823196
Display P3color(display-p3 0.824 0.925 0.863)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d2ecdc;
background-color: #d2ecdc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d2ecdc] bg-[#d2ecdc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d2ecdc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.824, green: 0.925, blue: 0.863)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d2ecdc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD2ECDC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(220, 236, 210)

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 #d2ecdc · 16.77:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.25:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.77:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d2ecdc as text scores 1.25:1 on white and 16.77:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d2ecdc on white: 1.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d2ecdc on black: 16.77:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EBE8DB
deuteranopia · #E7E4DD
tritanopia · #CEECE7

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d2ecdc 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
#d2ecdc
#B0DEC2
#89CDA3
#61BC84
#49AC6F
#3D8F5C
#30734A
#265438
#183523
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F5FAF7Darkest = 950 · #183523
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FAF7;
  --brand-100: #EBF5EF;
  --brand-200: #d2ecdc;
  --brand-300: #B0DEC2;
  --brand-400: #89CDA3;
  --brand-500: #61BC84;
  --brand-600: #49AC6F;
  --brand-700: #3D8F5C;
  --brand-800: #30734A;
  --brand-900: #265438;
  --brand-950: #183523;
  --brand: #d2ecdc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d2ecdc

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#C6E7D2
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B6A
Captions on the surface
Accent#933989
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#265A3A
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 #d2ecdc

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#ECD2E2
Analogous left#D5ECD2
Analogous right#D2ECE9
Split-complement 1#E9D2EC
Split-complement 2#ECD2D5
Triadic 1#DCD2EC
Triadic 2#ECDCD2
Tetradic#D2D5EC

RGB percentages

Red82.4%
Green92.5%
Blue86.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan11.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow6.8%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#d2ecdc text on a black background

contrast 16.77:1

Card sample

#d2ecdc text on a white background

contrast 1.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d2ecdc;
Background color
Panel with #d2ecdc background
background-color: #d2ecdc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d2ecdc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(210, 236, 220, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(210, 236, 220, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d2ecdc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d2ecdc, #D2EBEC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d2ecdc

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.

#d2ecdc 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.

#d2ecdc, answered

What color is #d2ecdc?

#d2ecdc is a pale soft green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 5.8). It sits at 143° on the hue wheel with 41% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #d2ecdc?

rgb(210, 236, 220) — 210 red, 236 green and 220 blue out of 255, or 82.4% / 92.5% / 86.3% by channel.

Is #d2ecdc a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7886 and perceived brightness is 89%, so black text on it reaches 16.77:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d2ecdc?

Black. It scores 16.77:1 against #d2ecdc, versus 1.25:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d2ecdc?

#ECD2E2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E9D2EC and #ECD2D5, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d2ecdc?

For interface work: #F4FAF7 as the surface, #C6E7D2 for borders, #4B9B6A for secondary text, #933989 as an accent and #265A3A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D5ECD2 and #D2ECE9 stays calm, while #ECD2E2 is the loudest partner.

What is #d2ecdc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d2ecdc warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 72 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D2ECD3; nudged cooler, #D2EDE6.

Work with #d2ecdc in the Color Lab