What color is #D0E190?

#D0E190 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D0E190?

The RGB value is 208, 225, 144: 208 red, 225 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D0E190?

The complementary color is #A190E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D0E190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D0E190 color

#D0E190 rgb(208, 225, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #D0E190 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 88.2% green and 56.5% blue (208, 225, 144).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 57% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#D0E190 color codes

HEX	`#D0E190`
RGB	`rgb(208, 225, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.6%, 88.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 57%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 36%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 36%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.64, -18.38, 37.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.64, 42.02, 115.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.972, 69.274, 36.697)`
Decimal	`13689232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D0E190, 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 #D0E190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D0E190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #D0E190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d0e190; }
.text { color: #d0e190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d0e190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(208 225 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d0e190, #a7e190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D0E190?: #D0E190 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D0E190?: The RGB value is 208, 225, 144: 208 red, 225 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D0E190?: The complementary color is #A190E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D0E190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.