What color is #D3DBC9?

#D3DBC9 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3DBC9?

The RGB value is 211, 219, 201: 211 red, 219 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DBC9?

The complementary color is #D1C9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DBC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DBC9 color

#D3DBC9 rgb(211, 219, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #D3DBC9 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 85.9% green and 78.8% blue (211, 219, 201).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 20% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#D3DBC9 color codes

HEX	`#D3DBC9`
RGB	`rgb(211, 219, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 85.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 20%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.37, -5.91, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.37, 9.88, 126.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.736, 68.729, 65.208)`
Decimal	`13884361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DBC9, 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 #D3DBC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DBC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #D3DBC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3dbc9; }
.text { color: #d3dbc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3dbc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 219 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3dbc9, #cadbc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D3DBC9?: #D3DBC9 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3DBC9?: The RGB value is 211, 219, 201: 211 red, 219 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DBC9?: The complementary color is #D1C9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DBC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.