What color is #D6F0CD?

#D6F0CD is a very light, moderate green known as Snowy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Snowy Mint?

The RGB value is 214, 240, 205: 214 red, 240 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Snowy Mint?

The complementary color is #E7CDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6F0CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Snowy Mint color: hex code #D6F0CD

#D6F0CD rgb(214, 240, 205)

Shades of green

Snowy Mint has the hex code #D6F0CD. It is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 94.1% green and 80.4% blue (214, 240, 205).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 54% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.2:1).

Snowy Mint (#D6F0CD) color codes

HEX	`#D6F0CD`
RGB	`rgb(214, 240, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 94.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 54%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 15%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.14, -14.79, 14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.14, 20.42, 136.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.909, 81.023, 69.702)`
Decimal	`14086349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Snowy Mint, 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 #D6F0CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6F0CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.2:1	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 #D6F0CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6f0cd; }
.text { color: #d6f0cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6f0cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 240 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6f0cd, #cdf0d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

See #D6F0CD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D6F0CD?: #D6F0CD is a very light, moderate green known as Snowy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Snowy Mint?: The RGB value is 214, 240, 205: 214 red, 240 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Snowy Mint?: The complementary color is #E7CDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6F0CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.2:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.