What color is #D1DCBE?

#D1DCBE 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 #D1DCBE?

The RGB value is 209, 220, 190: 209 red, 220 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D1DCBE?

The complementary color is #C9BEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1DCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D1DCBE color

#D1DCBE rgb(209, 220, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #D1DCBE is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 86.3% green and 74.5% blue (209, 220, 190).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 30% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#D1DCBE color codes

HEX	`#D1DCBE`
RGB	`rgb(209, 220, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 86.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.24, -8.96, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.24, 16.2, 123.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.181, 68.459, 58.696)`
Decimal	`13753534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D1DCBE, 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 #D1DCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D1DCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	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 #D1DCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1dcbe; }
.text { color: #d1dcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1dcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 220 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1dcbe, #c2dcbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D1DCBE?: #D1DCBE 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 #D1DCBE?: The RGB value is 209, 220, 190: 209 red, 220 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D1DCBE?: The complementary color is #C9BEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1DCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.