What color is #D0E089?

#D0E089 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sassy Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0E089?

The RGB value is 208, 224, 137: 208 red, 224 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0E089?

The complementary color is #9989E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0E089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0E089 color

#D0E089 rgb(208, 224, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #D0E089 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 87.8% green and 53.7% blue (208, 224, 137).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 58% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sassy Lime (#DFE289), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#D0E089 color codes

HEX	`#D0E089`
RGB	`rgb(208, 224, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 87.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 58%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 39%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 39%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.27, -18.72, 40.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.27, 44.89, 114.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.184, 68.528, 33.877)`
Decimal	`13688969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0E089, 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 #D0E089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0E089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #D0E089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0e089; }
.text { color: #d0e089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0e089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 224 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0e089, #a4e089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D0E089?: #D0E089 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sassy Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0E089?: The RGB value is 208, 224, 137: 208 red, 224 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0E089?: The complementary color is #9989E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0E089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.