What color is #D4DCCB?

#D4DCCB 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 #D4DCCB?

The RGB value is 212, 220, 203: 212 red, 220 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4DCCB?

The complementary color is #D3CBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4DCCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4DCCB color

#D4DCCB rgb(212, 220, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #D4DCCB is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 86.3% green and 79.6% blue (212, 220, 203).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 20% saturation and 83% 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#D4DCCB color codes

HEX	`#D4DCCB`
RGB	`rgb(212, 220, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 86.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.75, -5.73, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.75, 9.37, 127.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.522, 69.495, 66.556)`
Decimal	`13950155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4DCCB, 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 #D4DCCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4DCCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #D4DCCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4dccb; }
.text { color: #d4dccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4dccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 220 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4dccb, #cbdccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D4DCCB?: #D4DCCB 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 #D4DCCB?: The RGB value is 212, 220, 203: 212 red, 220 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4DCCB?: The complementary color is #D3CBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4DCCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.