What color is #D0D6B3?

#D0D6B3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0D6B3?

The RGB value is 208, 214, 179: 208 red, 214 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0D6B3?

The complementary color is #B9B3D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0D6B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0D6B3 color

#D0D6B3 rgb(208, 214, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #D0D6B3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 83.9% green and 70.2% blue (208, 214, 179).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 30% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#D0D6B3 color codes

HEX	`#D0D6B3`
RGB	`rgb(208, 214, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 83.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 30%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.36, -8.01, 16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.36, 18.46, 115.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.195, 64.758, 52.073)`
Decimal	`13686451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0D6B3, 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 #D0D6B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0D6B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #D0D6B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0d6b3; }
.text { color: #d0d6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0d6b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 214 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0d6b3, #bed6b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D0D6B3?: #D0D6B3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0D6B3?: The RGB value is 208, 214, 179: 208 red, 214 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0D6B3?: The complementary color is #B9B3D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0D6B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.