What color is #D9E6A6?

#D9E6A6 is a light, moderate yellow-green known as Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mermaid Tears?

The RGB value is 217, 230, 166: 217 red, 230 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mermaid Tears?

The complementary color is #B3A6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E6A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mermaid Tears color: hex code #D9E6A6

#D9E6A6 rgb(217, 230, 166)

Shades of green

Mermaid Tears has the hex code #D9E6A6. It is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 90.2% green and 65.1% blue (217, 230, 166).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 56% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6) color codes

HEX	`#D9E6A6`
RGB	`rgb(217, 230, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 90.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 56%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 28%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 28%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.97, -14.68, 29.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.97, 33.24, 116.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.795, 74.099, 47.011)`
Decimal	`14280358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mermaid Tears, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D9E6A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E6A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D9E6A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e6a6; }
.text { color: #d9e6a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e6a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 230 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e6a6, #b9e6a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

See #D9E6A6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D9E6A6?: #D9E6A6 is a light, moderate yellow-green known as Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mermaid Tears?: The RGB value is 217, 230, 166: 217 red, 230 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mermaid Tears?: The complementary color is #B3A6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E6A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.