What color is #D3DCC2?

#D3DCC2 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 #D3DCC2?

The RGB value is 211, 220, 194: 211 red, 220 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DCC2?

The complementary color is #CBC2DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DCC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DCC2 color

#D3DCC2 rgb(211, 220, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #D3DCC2 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 86.3% green and 76.1% blue (211, 220, 194).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 27% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#D3DCC2 color codes

HEX	`#D3DCC2`
RGB	`rgb(211, 220, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 86.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 27%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.47, -7.6, 11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.47, 13.99, 122.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.193, 68.93, 61.057)`
Decimal	`13884610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DCC2, 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 #D3DCC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DCC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #D3DCC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3dcc2; }
.text { color: #d3dcc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3dcc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 220 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3dcc2, #c6dcc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D3DCC2?: #D3DCC2 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 #D3DCC2?: The RGB value is 211, 220, 194: 211 red, 220 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DCC2?: The complementary color is #CBC2DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DCC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.