What color is #D4E494?

#D4E494 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4E494?

The RGB value is 212, 228, 148: 212 red, 228 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4E494?

The complementary color is #A494E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4E494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4E494 color

#D4E494 rgb(212, 228, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #D4E494 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 89.4% green and 58% blue (212, 228, 148).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 60% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#D4E494 color codes

HEX	`#D4E494`
RGB	`rgb(212, 228, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 89.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 60%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 35%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 35%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.79, -17.87, 37.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.79, 41.37, 115.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.24, 71.622, 38.662)`
Decimal	`13952148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4E494, 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 #D4E494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4E494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #D4E494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4e494; }
.text { color: #d4e494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4e494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 228 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4e494, #ace494); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D4E494?: #D4E494 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4E494?: The RGB value is 212, 228, 148: 212 red, 228 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4E494?: The complementary color is #A494E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4E494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.