#D4F5DC
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(94% 0.048 152.7), rgb(212, 245, 220).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (17.89:1).
About this color
#D4F5DC is a very light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.048 and its hue 153°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.89:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | very light (94%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.048) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 17.89:1 |
| White text | 1.17:1 |
Values
| HEX | #D4F5DC |
| RGB | rgb(212, 245, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 62%, 90%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94% 0.048 152.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #D4F5DC | 1.17:1 | Fails | Lc -9.8 | Not readable |
| Black text on #D4F5DC | 17.89:1 | AAA | Lc 95.2 | Preferred for body text |
| #D4F5DC text on white | 1.17:1 | Fails | Lc 8.3 | Not readable |
| #D4F5DC text on black | 17.89:1 | AAA | Lc -96.0 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7F3
oklch(97.1% 0.007 151.9)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#D4F5DC
oklch(94% 0.048 152.7)
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Step 200
200
#C9E0CE
oklch(88.5% 0.035 152)
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Step 300
300
#A3CDAE
oklch(81% 0.062 152.9)
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Step 400
400
#6FB383
oklch(70.8% 0.099 152.6)
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Step 500
500
#429F63
oklch(63.1% 0.127 152.6)
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Step 600
600
#16894A
oklch(55.5% 0.136 152.8)
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Step 700
700
#00743B
oklch(49% 0.127 152.7)
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Step 800
800
#0B5F31
oklch(42.7% 0.106 152.6)
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Step 900
900
#164E2B
oklch(37.8% 0.083 152.3)
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Step 950
950
#0F2E1A
oklch(27.1% 0.052 152.9)
#D4F5DC with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F5EFDB | 0.043 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #EFEBDD | 0.042 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #D0F4EE | 0.025 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #EDEDED | 0.048 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #D4F5DC
#D4F5DC
oklch(94% 0.048 152.7)
- #FFE0F9
#FFE0F9
oklch(93.9% 0.047 332.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #D4F5DC, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.033
- Pale Aqua #B8FFEB ΔE 0.037
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.038
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.041
- Ice #D6FFFA ΔE 0.041
- Beige #F5F5DC ΔE 0.042
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.044
- Very Pale Blue #D6FFFE ΔE 0.045
Use #D4F5DC in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.