What color is #D1D7BA?

#D1D7BA is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D1D7BA?

The RGB value is 209, 215, 186: 209 red, 215 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1D7BA?

The complementary color is #C0BAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1D7BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1D7BA color

#D1D7BA rgb(209, 215, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #D1D7BA is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 84.3% green and 72.9% blue (209, 215, 186).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 27% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#D1D7BA color codes

HEX	`#D1D7BA`
RGB	`rgb(209, 215, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 84.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 27%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.84, -7.05, 13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.84, 15.35, 117.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.457, 65.702, 55.994)`
Decimal	`13752250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1D7BA, 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 #D1D7BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1D7BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #D1D7BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1d7ba; }
.text { color: #d1d7ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1d7ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 215 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1d7ba, #c3d7ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1D7BA?: #D1D7BA is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D1D7BA?: The RGB value is 209, 215, 186: 209 red, 215 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1D7BA?: The complementary color is #C0BAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1D7BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.