#D9F7E0
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(94.8% 0.044 152.5), rgb(217, 247, 224).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (18.33:1).
About this color
#D9F7E0 is a very light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 95%, its chroma 0.044 and its hue 152°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 18.33:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | very light (95%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.044) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 18.33:1 |
| White text | 1.14:1 |
Values
| HEX | #D9F7E0 |
| RGB | rgb(217, 247, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(134, 65%, 91%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.8% 0.044 152.5) |
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 #D9F7E0 | 1.14:1 | Fails | Lc -8.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #D9F7E0 | 18.33:1 | AAA | Lc 96.8 | Preferred for body text |
| #D9F7E0 text on white | 1.14:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #D9F7E0 text on black | 18.33:1 | AAA | Lc -97.7 | 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)
#D9F7E0
oklch(94.8% 0.044 152.5)
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Step 200
200
#CBDFCF
oklch(88.4% 0.03 151.5)
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Step 300
300
#A6CCAF
oklch(81% 0.057 152.1)
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Step 400
400
#74B185
oklch(70.7% 0.09 152.4)
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Step 500
500
#4C9D67
oklch(63% 0.114 152.7)
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Step 600
600
#29884E
oklch(55.7% 0.125 152.5)
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Step 700
700
#1A733E
oklch(49.1% 0.117 152.2)
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Step 800
800
#195E34
oklch(42.8% 0.097 152.5)
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Step 900
900
#1D4D2D
oklch(37.8% 0.076 152)
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Step 950
950
#122D1B
oklch(27% 0.047 152.8)
#D9F7E0 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) | #F7F2DF | 0.039 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F2EEE1 | 0.038 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #D5F6F0 | 0.023 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #EFEFEF | 0.044 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #D9F7E0
#D9F7E0
oklch(94.8% 0.044 152.5)
- #FFE5FA
#FFE5FA
oklch(94.9% 0.039 332.3)
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 #D9F7E0, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.032
- Ice #D6FFFA ΔE 0.034
- Beige #F5F5DC ΔE 0.035
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.035
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.036
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.038
- Very Pale Blue #D6FFFE ΔE 0.038
- Ice Blue #D7FFFE ΔE 0.039
Use #D9F7E0 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.