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#d4fddf

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

RGB
212, 253, 223
HSL
136°, 91%, 91%
CMYK
16, 0, 12, 1
Luminance
0.8958

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d4fddf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d4fddf
Hue
136°
green
Saturation
91%
electric
Lightness
91%
pale
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
93%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8958
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
69/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.92:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 8.8
Where it sits
Hue136° of 360°
Saturation91%
Lightness91%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool69% 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#d4fddf
RGBrgb(212, 253, 223)
HSLhsl(136, 91%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 1%)
LABlab(95.8 -18.7 10.0)
LCHlch(95.8 21.2 151.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.957 0.058 153.5)
Decimal13958623
Display P3color(display-p3 0.831 0.992 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d4fddf;
background-color: #d4fddf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d4fddf] bg-[#d4fddf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d4fddf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.831, green: 0.992, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d4fddf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD4FDDF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 253, 212)

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 #d4fddf · 18.92:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.11:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.92:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d4fddf as text scores 1.11:1 on white and 18.92:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d4fddf on white: 1.11:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d4fddf on black: 18.92:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FDF6DD
deuteranopia · #F6F1E1
tritanopia · #CEFCF4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d4fddf is pinned to step 100; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FDF5
#d4fddf
#C3F9D1
#94FAAF
#5EF887
#29F55F
#0BEA47
#09C33B
#079C2F
#0A7025
#064617
Base = 100Lightest = 50 · #F2FDF5Darkest = 950 · #064617
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDF5;
  --brand-100: #d4fddf;
  --brand-200: #C3F9D1;
  --brand-300: #94FAAF;
  --brand-400: #5EF887;
  --brand-500: #29F55F;
  --brand-600: #0BEA47;
  --brand-700: #09C33B;
  --brand-800: #079C2F;
  --brand-900: #0A7025;
  --brand-950: #064617;
  --brand: #d4fddf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d4fddf

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#F4FAF6
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDCC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B60
Captions on the surface
Accent#C804C3
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#067A25
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FEED
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142418
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 #d4fddf

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • 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#FDD4F2
Analogous left#DEFDD4
Analogous right#D4FDF4
Split-complement 1#F4D4FD
Split-complement 2#FDD4DE
Triadic 1#DFD4FD
Triadic 2#FDDFD4
Tetradic#D4DEFD

RGB percentages

Red83.1%
Green99.2%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow11.9%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#d4fddf text on a black background

contrast 18.92:1

Card sample

#d4fddf text on a white background

contrast 1.11:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d4fddf;
Background color
Panel with #d4fddf background
background-color: #d4fddf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d4fddf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(212, 253, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(212, 253, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d4fddf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d4fddf, #D4FDFA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d4fddf

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.

#d4fddf 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

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#d4fddf, answered

What color is #d4fddf?

#d4fddf is a pale electric green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 8.8). It sits at 136° on the hue wheel with 91% saturation and 91% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #d4fddf?

rgb(212, 253, 223) — 212 red, 253 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 83.1% / 99.2% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #d4fddf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8958 and perceived brightness is 93%, so black text on it reaches 18.92:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d4fddf?

Black. It scores 18.92:1 against #d4fddf, versus 1.11:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d4fddf?

#FDD4F2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F4D4FD and #FDD4DE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d4fddf?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDCC for borders, #4B9B60 for secondary text, #C804C3 as an accent and #067A25 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #DEFDD4 and #D4FDF4 stays calm, while #FDD4F2 is the loudest partner.

What is #d4fddf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #d4fddf warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 69 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D8FDD4; nudged cooler, #D4FDEE.

Work with #d4fddf in the Color Lab