What color is #D1DAC0?

#D1DAC0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green known as Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Zen Garden?

The RGB value is 209, 218, 192: 209 red, 218 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Zen Garden?

The complementary color is #C9C0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1DAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Zen Garden color: hex code #D1DAC0

#D1DAC0 rgb(209, 218, 192)

Shades of green

Zen Garden has the hex code #D1DAC0. It is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 85.5% green and 75.3% blue (209, 218, 192).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 26% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

Zen Garden (#D1DAC0) color codes

HEX	`#D1DAC0`
RGB	`rgb(209, 218, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 85.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 26%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.76, -7.61, 11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.76, 14.01, 122.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.879, 67.504, 59.681)`
Decimal	`13753024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Zen Garden, 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 #D1DAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1DAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	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 #D1DAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1dac0; }
.text { color: #d1dac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1dac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 218 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1dac0, #c4dac0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #D1DAC0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D1DAC0?: #D1DAC0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green known as Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Zen Garden?: The RGB value is 209, 218, 192: 209 red, 218 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Zen Garden?: The complementary color is #C9C0DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1DAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.