#D1FAE5 — Tints, Shades & Color Values
#D1FAE5 is a very light, vivid green. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class emerald-100 (e.g. bg-emerald-100, text-emerald-100). Its nearest CSS named color is lightcyan (#e0ffff). For readable text on a #D1FAE5 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (18.52:1). Because it is so light, #D1FAE5 works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.
Color Values
| Hex | #D1FAE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(209, 250, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(149, 80%, 90%) |
| HSV / HSB | 149°, 16%, 98% |
| Nearest named | lightcyan (#e0ffff) |
Need these in another format? Use our hex to RGB converter for quick two-way conversion.
#D1FAE5 in Tailwind CSS (emerald-100)
#D1FAE5 ships with Tailwind CSS as emerald-100 — use it as bg-emerald-100, text-emerald-100, or border-emerald-100. It sits at step 100 of the emerald ramp; every other step links to its own page:
Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.
Tints of #D1FAE5 (Mixed with White)
Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.
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10% tint
#d6fbe8 -
20% tint
#dafbea -
30% tint
#dffced -
40% tint
#e3fcef -
50% tint
#e8fdf2 -
60% tint
#edfdf5 -
70% tint
#f1fef7 -
80% tint
#f6fefa -
90% tint
#fafffc
Shades of #D1FAE5 (Mixed with Black)
Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).
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10% shade
#bce1ce -
20% shade
#a7c8b7 -
30% shade
#92afa0 -
40% shade
#7d9689 -
50% shade
#697d73 -
60% shade
#54645c -
70% shade
#3f4b45 -
80% shade
#2a322e -
90% shade
#151917
WCAG Contrast & Accessibility
Contrast ratios for text placed on a #D1FAE5 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).
| Text color | White text 1.13:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail |
|---|---|
| Black text 18.52:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass |
If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #D1FAE5 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.
More green colors in the library: #ECFCCB (lime-100), #E8F0EC, #DCFCE7 (green-100), #BBF7D0 (green-200), #F7FEE7 (lime-50), #F0FDF4 (green-50).
Frequently Asked Questions
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What color is #D1FAE5?
#D1FAE5 is a very light, vivid green —
rgb(209, 250, 229). Its nearest CSS named color islightcyan. In Tailwind CSS it isemerald-100. -
How do I make tints and shades of #D1FAE5?
Mix #D1FAE5 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #D1FAE5 is
#dafbeaand a 20% shade is#a7c8b7— the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #D1FAE5 in the generator for finer steps. -
What text color is readable on #D1FAE5?
Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #D1FAE5 background at 18.52:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.
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What is the Tailwind CSS class for #D1FAE5?
emerald-100— use it asbg-emerald-100,text-emerald-100, orborder-emerald-100. The full emerald 50–950 ramp is linked above.
Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.
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