What color is #D6DBCD?

#D6DBCD is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Feta. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6DBCD?

The RGB value is 214, 219, 205: 214 red, 219 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6DBCD?

The complementary color is #D2CDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6DBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6DBCD color

#D6DBCD rgb(214, 219, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #D6DBCD is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 85.9% green and 80.4% blue (214, 219, 205).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 16% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Feta (#DBE0D0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#D6DBCD color codes

HEX	`#D6DBCD`
RGB	`rgb(214, 219, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 85.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 16%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.69, -4.18, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.69, 7.55, 123.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.081, 69.367, 67.759)`
Decimal	`14080973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6DBCD, 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 #D6DBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6DBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	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 #D6DBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6dbcd; }
.text { color: #d6dbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6dbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 219 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6dbcd, #cfdbcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D6DBCD?: #D6DBCD is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Feta. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6DBCD?: The RGB value is 214, 219, 205: 214 red, 219 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6DBCD?: The complementary color is #D2CDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6DBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.