What color is #D3D9C0?

#D3D9C0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3D9C0?

The RGB value is 211, 217, 192: 211 red, 217 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3D9C0?

The complementary color is #C6C0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3D9C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3D9C0 color

#D3D9C0 rgb(211, 217, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #D3D9C0 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 85.1% green and 75.3% blue (211, 217, 192).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 25% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#D3D9C0 color codes

HEX	`#D3D9C0`
RGB	`rgb(211, 217, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 85.1%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 25%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.65, -6.39, 11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.65, 13.27, 118.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.19, 67.28, 59.622)`
Decimal	`13883840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3D9C0, 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 #D3D9C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3D9C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #D3D9C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3d9c0; }
.text { color: #d3d9c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3d9c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 217 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3d9c0, #c7d9c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D3D9C0?: #D3D9C0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3D9C0?: The RGB value is 211, 217, 192: 211 red, 217 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3D9C0?: The complementary color is #C6C0D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3D9C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.