What color is #D3DFAB?

#D3DFAB is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3DFAB?

The RGB value is 211, 223, 171: 211 red, 223 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DFAB?

The complementary color is #B7ABDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DFAB color

#D3DFAB rgb(211, 223, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #D3DFAB is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 87.5% green and 67.1% blue (211, 223, 171).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 45% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#D3DFAB color codes

HEX	`#D3DFAB`
RGB	`rgb(211, 223, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 87.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 45%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 23%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.78, -12.68, 24.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.78, 27.32, 117.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.602, 69.565, 48.755)`
Decimal	`13885355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DFAB, 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 #D3DFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	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 #D3DFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3dfab; }
.text { color: #d3dfab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3dfab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 223 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3dfab, #b9dfab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D3DFAB?: #D3DFAB is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3DFAB?: The RGB value is 211, 223, 171: 211 red, 223 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DFAB?: The complementary color is #B7ABDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.