What color is #D4E6AB?

#D4E6AB is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D4E6AB?

The RGB value is 212, 230, 171: 212 red, 230 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D4E6AB?

The complementary color is #BDABE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D4E6AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D4E6AB color

#D4E6AB rgb(212, 230, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #D4E6AB is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 90.2% green and 67.1% blue (212, 230, 171).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 54% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#D4E6AB color codes

HEX	`#D4E6AB`
RGB	`rgb(212, 230, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 90.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 54%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 26%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 26%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.7, -15.81, 26.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.7, 31.14, 120.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.798, 73.531, 49.405)`
Decimal	`13952683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D4E6AB, 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 #D4E6AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D4E6AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #D4E6AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d4e6ab; }
.text { color: #d4e6ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d4e6ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 230 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d4e6ab, #b7e6ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D4E6AB?: #D4E6AB is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D4E6AB?: The RGB value is 212, 230, 171: 212 red, 230 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D4E6AB?: The complementary color is #BDABE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D4E6AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.