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#D9FDDE Color

#D9FDDE is rgb(217, 253, 222) in RGB, hsl(128, 90%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9FDDE
HEX#D9FDDE
RGBrgb(217, 253, 222)
HSLhsl(128, 90%, 92%)
HSVhsv(128, 14%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(96% 0.056 149.1)
LABlab(96.11% -16.31 10.83)
LCHlch(96.11% 19.57 146.42)

What #D9FDDE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D9FDDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#D9FDDE Channel Values

How #D9FDDE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 217 · G 253 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 90% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 14% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.1:1 vs white · 19.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9FDDE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D9FDDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9FDDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D9FDDE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D9FDDE.

How #D9FDDE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D9FDDE
Protanopia#F7F7DE
Protanomaly#ECFADE
Deuteranopia#F2F2DF
Deuteranomaly#E8F6DF
Tritanopia#DDF9F9
Tritanomaly#DCFBEF
Achromatopsia#F4F4F4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D9FDDE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d9fdde: #D9FDDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9FDDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9fdde': '#D9FDDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.992, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_d9fdde">#D9FDDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#D9FDDE"

More Green Colors

#D9FDDE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D9FDDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9FDDE?

#D9FDDE is a lightest green — rgb(217, 253, 222) in RGB and hsl(128, 90%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #D9FDDE?

#D9FDDE is rgb(217, 253, 222) — red 217, green 253, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9FDDE?

#D9FDDE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9FDDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9FDDE scores 1.1:1 against white and 19.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9FDDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9FDDE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 10.98, which is visibly different.

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