What color is #D3DFB3?

#D3DFB3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D3DFB3?

The RGB value is 211, 223, 179: 211 red, 223 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D3DFB3?

The complementary color is #BFB3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D3DFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D3DFB3 color

#D3DFB3 rgb(211, 223, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #D3DFB3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.7% red, 87.5% green and 70.2% blue (211, 223, 179).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 41% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#D3DFB3 color codes

HEX	`#D3DFB3`
RGB	`rgb(211, 223, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.7%, 87.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 41%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 20%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.94, -11.5, 20.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.94, 23.29, 119.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.387, 69.879, 52.893)`
Decimal	`13885363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D3DFB3, 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 #D3DFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D3DFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	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 #D3DFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d3dfb3; }
.text { color: #d3dfb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d3dfb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(211 223 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d3dfb3, #bddfb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D3DFB3?: #D3DFB3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D3DFB3?: The RGB value is 211, 223, 179: 211 red, 223 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D3DFB3?: The complementary color is #BFB3DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D3DFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.