What color is #D3DDC6?

#D3DDC6 is a very 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 #D3DDC6?

The RGB value is 211, 221, 198: 211 red, 221 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DDC6?

The complementary color is #D0C6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DDC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DDC6 color

#D3DDC6 rgb(211, 221, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #D3DDC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 86.7% green and 77.6% blue (211, 221, 198).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 25% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#D3DDC6 color codes

HEX	`#D3DDC6`
RGB	`rgb(211, 221, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 86.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 25%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.82, -7.44, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.82, 12.58, 126.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.912, 69.639, 63.542)`
Decimal	`13884870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DDC6, 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 #D3DDC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DDC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #D3DDC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3ddc6; }
.text { color: #d3ddc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3ddc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 221 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3ddc6, #c7ddc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D3DDC6?: #D3DDC6 is a very 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 #D3DDC6?: The RGB value is 211, 221, 198: 211 red, 221 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DDC6?: The complementary color is #D0C6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DDC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.